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Film Studies For Dummies, EPUB eBook

Film Studies For Dummies EPUB

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Film Studies

From Hollywood to Bollywood, explore the fantastic world of film

Whether you re preparing to study film at university or you simply have a passion for cinema, you re bound to enjoy this book. Here s where you ll learn how people communicate ideas in films, how the industry works and who s on the team, the impact of film on popular culture, the different genres and styles, film theory, the joys of animation and so much more.

  • Explore far-reaching effects examine the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic and political implications of cinema
  • Compare and contrast film and reality explore conceptual frameworks for a film s relationship to reality
  • Find out just how they do it discover how stories are developed in movies and how a storyline is related to broader issues in society
  • Work out what it s all about get to grips with avant-garde cinema and find out what such films really offer
  • Take the incredible world tour sample the unique styles of cinema in Europe, Japan, India and other countries
  • Go larger than life learn about greats in the industry, venture into film analysis and look at the transitions into 21st century cinema

Open the book and find:

  • How people tell stories in film
  • Ways film is used to explore current issues and attitudes
  • Responsibilities of cinema tographers and producers
  • The mysteries of mise-en-scene
  • All about digital-age animation
  • Auteurs from the 1930s to today
  • What poststructuralism and postmodernism really mean
  • Ten must-watch movies

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