Introduction to Film - Softcover

Lacey, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113746383X ISBN 13: 9781137463838

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2016

Synopsis

This core textbook offers a concise yet complete introduction to film, responding to shifts in the medium while addressing all of the main approaches that inform film studies. The rise of on demand internet-based video has transformed the way films are distributed and exhibited, with many previously unobtainable and obscure films becoming available for global audiences to view instantly. Interweaving historical and current theoretical approaches, Nick Lacey presents a tightly-focused and coherent overview of a discipline in transition, which can be read ‘cover to cover’ or in distinct chapters.

With its original narrative line and student-oriented philosophy, the text greatly enriches student’s appreciation of cinema, while equipping them with the essential skills and vocabulary to succeed in film studies. This is an ideal foundational text for all lecturers, undergraduate or A-level students of Film and Cinema Studies, as well as enthusiasts of film and cinema looking for a comprehensive guide. 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Movie watching has never been so wide-ranging or so popular. The rise of Internet-based video on demand has transformed the way films are distributed and exhibited, with many previously unobtainable and obscure films becoming available for global audiences to view instantly.

The second edition of this concise yet complete introduction to film responds to these shifts in the medium, while continuing to address all of the main approaches that continue to inform film studies.
 
This new edition also:

· reflects the increasing importance of production contexts in chapters that focus exclusively on the film business, distribution and exhibition
· represents the significance of transnational cinema, moving away from Western-centric perspectives of film and drawing on a more global, non-Hollywood range of film examples and case studies from Europe, Asia and Latin America
· is now illustrated with a wider variety of film stills, representing world cinema from the classics to the latest in contemporary cinema.

Interweaving historical and current theoretical approaches, Nick Lacey presents a tightly-focused and coherent overview of a discipline in transition. With its original narrative line and student-oriented philosophy, the second edition continues to enrich students' appreciation of cinema, while equipping them with the essential skills and vocabulary to succeed in film studies. This is an ideal foundational text for all students and enthusiasts of cinema.

About the Author:

Nick Lacey is a freelance media educator with experience working in a variety of media institutions, including Times Newspapers, EMAP and Yorkshire Television. He is also the author of Narrative and Genre, Media, Institutions and Audiences and Image and Representation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 113746383X
• ISBN 13: 9781137463838
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408