Film art : an introduction /

Bordwell, David,

Film art : an introduction / David Bordwell, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Kristin Thompson, University of Wisconsin--Madison., Jeff Smith, University of Wisconsin--Madison. - Twelfth edition. International student edition. - 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Includes glossary. Includes index.

Part 1 Film Art and Filmmaking -- 1. Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business -- Part 2 Film Form -- 2. The Significance of Film Form -- 3. Narrative Form -- Part 3 Film Style -- 4. The Shot: Mise-en-Scene -- 5. The Shot: Cinematography -- 6. The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing -- 7. Sound in the Cinema -- 8. Summary: Style and Film Form -- Part 4 Types of Films -- 9. Film Genres -- 10. Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films -- Part 5 Critical Analysis of Films -- 11. Film Criticism: Sample Analyses -- Part 6 Film Art and Film History -- 12. Historical Changes in Film Art: Conventions and Choices, Tradition and Trends -- Glossary -- Index.

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Motion pictures--Aesthetics.
Motion pictures--Aesthetics--Pictorial works.



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791.4301 / BOR