Film - The Key Concepts

Zusatztext There are few introductions to the discipline of film studies that explore the major theories with this book's depth and attention to context... an exciting addition to the increasing body of sources about the sources of film theory. Informationen zum Autor Nitzan Ben-Shaul is Associate Professor at the Film and Television Department in Tel Aviv University. He is the author of Mythical Expressions of Siege in Israeli Films, Introduction to Film Theories and A Violent World: Competing Images of Middle East Conflicts. Zusammenfassung Presents an overview of evolution of film theory. This book takes you through the often conflicting analysis which make up film theory, illustrating arguments with examples from mainstream and independent films. It guides you through realism, formalism, structuralism, semiotics, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, cognitivism, and post-colonialism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. From the Photogenic to the Simulacrum 2. Film Constructs 3. Dialectic Film Montage4. Imaginary Signifiers/Voyeuristic PleasuresQuestions for DiscussionGuide to Further ReadingNotes Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Ben-Shaul Nitzan, Ben-Shaul Nitzan
• Editore: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9781845203665
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-366-5
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Serie: Key Concepts; Key Concepts (Paperback); Key Concepts; Key Concepts (Paperback)
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Theory of art, ART / Criticism & Theory, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General