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Synopsis
In the first guide devoted exclusively to writing about the movies, Corrigan explains every step in the process: taking notes on a movie, making an outline, finding and researching a topic, integrating technical details into an analysis, and revising for sharper style.
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From the Back Cover
This best-selling text is a succinct guide to thinking critically and writing precisely about film. With numerous student and professional examples along the way, this engaging and practical guide progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film becomes more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process. Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to film terms and the major film theories to enable them to write more critically. For individuals who want to think and write critically about film.
About the Author
Timothy Corrigan is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.
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- PublisherWatson-Guptill Pubns
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0823049558
- ISBN 13 9780823049554
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages190
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