FILM ART An Introduction

Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin

ISBN 10: 0070066345 / ISBN 13: 9780070066342

Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, 1997

About this Item

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies. Good +/NO DUSTJACKET. 1997. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Sm 4to., 496pp., Cover light shelf wear to edges and corners, light creasing to edges, small dent marks to rear cover, otherwise, quite good; pages clean and unmarked. .

Seller Inventory # BOOKS345180

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FILM ART An Introduction
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070066345
• ISBN 13: 9780070066342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Black & White/Color Illus. & Photos
• Edition: Fifth Edition.
• Condition: Good +/NO DUSTJACKET
• Seller catalogs:
  • Performing Arts-Film & Video

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Synopsis

Known for its outstanding scholarship and comprehensive coverage, Bordwell and Thompson's Film Art provides a firm foundation for introductory film courses. It explains the techniques specific to film as a medium, discusses the principles by which entire films are constructed, and explores how these techniques and formal principles have changed over the history of moviemaking. The authors seek to fully apprise students of the rich array of choices available to filmmakers while sharpening their analytical skills as viewers.

Review

Film Art is often assigned to college students taking their first film class. Authors David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson do not follow the traditional method of teaching film art through a close analysis of individual films. Instead, they provide an overview of the major issues students confront when they watch movies. In clear, straightforward prose, the authors describe and dissect the complexities of filmmaking, film narrative, film form, and film technique. This book serves as a fine introduction not only to the field of film studies, but also to the theories and concerns of two of the most important scholars in that field.