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Film: A Critical Introduction provides readers with the skills needed to successfully critique and analyze film and teaches strategies for translating ideas about film into written criticism and analysis. Intricate discussions of the current issues in film theory, from sound production to documentaries, keep readers' perspectives on film fresh and informed. Part I introduces readers to the importance of film analysis, offering helpful strategies for discerning the way films produce meaning. Part II examines the fundamental elements of film, including narrative form, mise en scéne, cinematography, editing, and sound, and shows how these concepts can be used to interpret films. Part III frames the debates around ideological criticism, national and transnational cinema, and genre and auteur theory that animate contemporary film scholarship.

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Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0205770770
ISBN-13
9780205770779
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108155902

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Author
Maria Pramaggiore, Tom Wallis
Publication Name
Film : a Critical Introduction
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
480 Pages

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9.9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
7.9in
Item Weight
42.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pn1994.P663 2011
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
3
Table of Content
Preface x P art one Introduction to Film Analysis 1 1 Introduction 3 Cinema: A Confluence of Artistry, Industry, and Technology 4 How This Book is Organized 6 Technical Tips 8 2 An Approach to Film Analysis 9 Understanding Audience Expectations 10 Expectations and Modes of Organization 11 Expectations about Genres, Stars, and Directors 13 The Orchestration of Detail 14 Motifs 15 Parallels 16 Details and Structure 18 Parallels and Structure 18 Turning Points 18 Repetition and Non-chronological Structure 19 Creating Meaning Through the World Beyond the Film 20 Historical Events and Cultural Attitudes 20 Stars and Public Figures as References 21 Intertextual References 22 Meaningful References with Objects 26 The Goal of Film Analysis: Articulating Meaning 26 The Importance of Developing Interpretive Claims 30 Summary 30 Film Analysis: Reading Significant Details 31 The Orchestration of Detail in Pan''s Labyrinth 31 3 Writing About Film 37 Getting Started 38 Keeping a Film Journal 38 Formulating a Thesis 38 Managing Verb Tense 39 Four Types of Writing About Film 39 The Scene Analysis Paper 39 "The Divided Human Spirit in Fritz Lang''s The Big Heat " 41 The Film Analysis 43 "The Anxieties of Modernity in Steamboat Bill Jr." 44 The Research Paper 46 "The New Vampire as Sympathetic Gothic Heroine in Tomas Alfredson''s Let The Right One In" 49 Conducting Archival Research 57 The Popular Review 58 "Aliens as Apartheid Metaphor in District 9" 59 Part Two Film Analysis 63 4 Narrative Form 65 Defining Narrative 66 Framing the Fictional World: Diegetic and Non-diegetic Elements 67 Within the Diegesis: Selecting and Organizing Events 69 Narrative Structure 70 Alternatives to Conventional Narrative Structure 72 Techniques in Practice : Narrative Structure in Stagecoach 74 Variations on Narrative Conventions: Beyond Structure 77 Perspective and Meaning 78 Character Subjectivity 80 Techniques in Practice : Noticing Shifts in Narration 82 Summary 84 Film Analysis: Analyzing Narrative Structure 85 5 Mise en Scène 91 Setting 93 Describing Setting: Visual and Spatial Attributes 95 The Functions of Setting 96 The Human Figure 97 Casting 97 Techniques in Practice : Same Film, Different Settings 97 Techniques in Practice : Same Setting, Different Film 98 Acting Style 101 Acting Brechtian: Distancing the Audience 103 Actors'' Bodies: Figure Placement 104 Techniques in Practice : Figure Placement in Citizen Kane 104 Actors'' Bodies: Costumes and Props 106 Actors'' Bodies: Makeup 107 Lighting 109 Composition 114 Balance and Symmetry 114 Lines and Diagonals 115 Foreground and Background 117 Light and Dark 118 Color 118 Two Approaches to Mise en Scène 121 The Frame in Two Dimensions: Mise en Scène in German Expressionism 121 Combining Mise en Scène and Camerawork: The Frame in Three Dimensions in French Poetic Realism 122 Summary 124 Film Analysis: The Functions of Space 126 Spatial Oppositions in Thelma & Louise 126 6 Cinematography 129 The Camera in Time and Space 133 Creating Meaning in Time: The Shot 133 Altering Time: Slow and Fast Motion 134 The Camera and Space: Height, Angle, and Shot Distance 138 Camera Height 138 Camera Angle 139 Camera Distance 141 Camera Movement: Exploring Space 144 Horizontal and Vertical Movement 144 Movement in Three Dimensions 145 Lenses and Filters: The Frame in Depth 148 The Visual Characteristics of Lenses: Depth of Field and Focal Length 148 Techniques in Practice: Patterns of Camera Placement and Movement 150 The Zoom Lens 153 Combining Camera Movement and Lens Movement 154 Through the Lens: Filters and Diffusers 155 Film Stock 157 Characteristics of Film Stock 157
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Film / General, Theater / General, General, Film / History & Criticism, Techniques / Cinematography & Videography
Lccn
2010-036088
Dewey Decimal
809.2/3
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Photography, Performing Arts

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