Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media

By: Carl Casinghino

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Synopsis: Media literacy, collaborative team building, creative problem solving, project management: these cross-curricular skills are among the most vital for students today, and they form the core of Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media. Moving Images is a comprehensive media studies and motion picture production textbook designed for effective classroom use in secondary schools and introductory undergraduate courses. Students of the twenty-first century need to develop skills in understanding, interpreting, and using moving image media, as has been established by publications of the National Standards for the English Language Arts, Common Sense Media, National Institutes of Health, and state guidelines across America. Young people today face a dizzying array of images and sounds, and it is crucial that they develop abilities to evaluate and utilize the messages and tools of moving image media.