Lavishly illustrated with over 123 up-to-date film stills and
productions shots, this is the completely revised and updated
fourth edition of the comprehensive leading textbook for students
of cinema.
Guiding students through the key issues and concepts in film
studies, Introduction to Film Studies traces the historical
development of film, and introduces some of the world's key
national cinemas.
Each chapter is written by a subject specialist, three new
authors contribute to the book, a wide range of films are analyzed
and discussed, and a broad spectrum of theories and theorists are
presented, from formalism to feminism, and from Eisenstein to
Deleuze.
Key features of the fourth edition are:
- full coverage of important topics for introductory level
- updated coverage of a wide range of concepts, theories and
issues in film studies
- in-depth discussion of the contemporary film industry
- new chapters on Rediscovering Film; Ethnicity, Race and Cinema;
Documentary; Film, Form and Narrative; British Cinema; Approaches
to Cinematic Authorship
- new case studies on films such as Bamboozled, Wild
Strawberries, Run Lola Run, Grey Gardens, Grizzly Man, Boy's Don't
Cry, Love Actually, and many others
- marginal key terms, notes, cross-referencing
- suggestions for further reading, further viewing and a
comprehensive glossary and bibliography
- website resources including updated popular case studies from
previous editions, a chapter on German Cinema and links to
supporting sites.
Widely reviewed by teachers in the field, and including a
foreword by Bill Nichols, it will be essential reading for any
introductorystudent of film, media studies or the visual arts
worldwide.
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