Film Studies - The Basics

A comprehensive overview of how to study film, this updated third edition provides concise and provocative summaries for approaching the language of film analysis, ways of thinking about film history, and approaches and methods for studying cinema, from national cinemas to genre to stardom and beyond.

List of contents

1 Introduction to Film Studies 2 The Language of Film 3 The History of Film 4 The Production and Exhibition of Film 5 The Reception of Film 6 The Future of Film

About the author

Amy Villarejo was the Frederic J. Whiton Professor of Humanities at Cornell University and is currently Professor in the Department of Film, TV, and Digital Media in the School of Theater, Film & Television at UCLA. She is the author of Lesbian Rule: Cultural Criticism and the Value of Desire (2003) and Ethereal Queer: Television, Historicity, Desire (2014), as well as articles on film and television in scores of journals and anthologies.

Summary

A comprehensive overview of how to study film, this updated third edition provides concise and provocative summaries for approaching the language of film analysis, ways of thinking about film history, and approaches and methods for studying cinema, from national cinemas to genre to stardom and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Villarejo, Amy (Cornell University Villarejo, Villarejo Amy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367135027
• ISBN: 978-0-367-13502-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Basics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General