Film Studies For Dummies

By: James Cateridge

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Synopsis: Make sense of the world of cinema Want to pull back the curtain on film? This hands-on, friendlyguide unravels the complexities of film and helps you put cinemainto a cultural context. You'll get an easy-to-follow introductionto different film genres and styles, learn about the history ofcinema, get to know who makes up a filmmaking team, explore globalcinema from Hollywood to Bollywood and much more.Film Studies For Dummies will open your mind to how thefilm industry works and help you to discover the impact of film onpopular culture. You'll get easy-to-read information on analyzingand critiquing film from a range of theoretical, historical andcritical perspectives, and learn how people communicate ideas infilm. You'll also be able to shine a light on how stories aredeveloped in movies, understand how a storyline is related tobroader issues in society and become a well-versed and insightfulfilm student.Covers the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic andpolitical implications of cinemaProvides conceptual frameworks for understanding a film'srelationship to realityExplores how people tell stories and communicate ideas infilmHelps you excel as a student of filmWhether you're planning to study film, a humanities student witha forthcoming module on film or a film enthusiast wondering if thismight be the future for you, Film Studies For Dummies hasyou covered.