You will be amazed at how much stuff there is to know about films, unless you've read this book already, then you know what I mean, right!? This book gives an overview of film in its entirety, covering things like the development of the film camera (at least, nontechnical aspects of it that non-engineers and optics people can understand), the film projector, as well as the film development process, pre-production, production, post-production, etc. See my library for more info), you will be ready to handle the onslaught of new films, and be able to explain to your friends, hopefully in terms they understand, what redeeming qualities that film had (you MUST start using the word 'film' to describe what you once called a 'movie.' I mean, do you call them 'talkies' or 'colors'? Why still use 'movie', unless you're used to just watching La Jetee?) But after reading this book (in whatever recent edition you may procure) and the included Film Viewers Guide (also by Bordwell.

Since then, a lot of great films have come out, and even if there's an eighth, ninth, or tenth edition, it will still be behind the times with respect to recent films. What you may not have in common with me, though, is ownership of a book entitled 'Film Art: An Introduction.' My copy is the seventh edition. In addition, there is a new appendix on selected Internet reference sites in film from the World Wide Web.Have you ever wanted a very concise introduction to film, as a whole? Well, congratulations, you and I have something in common. This edition includes a new chapter dealing with types of films and the concept of genre and there is also a new section on 'The New Hollywood' and independent film-making. Frame enlargements are used to illuminate concepts, and there is information on the latest film technology, such as the computer and special effects used in shooting 'Jurassic Park'. This introduction to film art explains the techniques specific to film as a medium, discusses the principles by which entire films are constructed, and explores how these techniques and formal principles have changed over the history of moviemaking. This edition includes a new chapter dealing with types of films and the concept of genre and.

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