Film Studies For Dummies EPUB

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 21^st 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