Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film - Couverture souple

Prince, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205653081 ISBN 13 : 9780205653089

Editeur : Pearson, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Prince Stephen

A propos du livre

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This comprehensive introduction to film focuses on three topics: how movies express meanings, how viewers understand those meanings, and how cinema functions globally as both an art and a business.

Using clear, accessible, and jargon-free writing, this is the only introductory film text to examine the elements of film style and the viewer's contribution to the cinema experience. How do viewers interpret the effects filmmakers create? How do filmmakers anticipate, and build on, the likely ways viewers will react to certain kinds of stories and audio-visual designs? The text examines both how filmmakers create images and sounds, and the mechanisms and processes by which viewers make sense of images and stories on screen. This approach helps students understand not only the basic concepts but also how their own reactions and opinions impact the overall film experience.

New to the Fourth Edition

• Includes a new chapter on Cinema in Multiple Contexts to provide in-depth coverage of the various modes of filmmaking, including animation, documentary, and independent and international film as well as a discussion of diverse filmmakers (i.e. women in film and African American film).
• Updated film examples and case studies throughout the text, explaining terms and concepts by using examples film students know, including Sin City, Fahrenheit 911, The Passion of the Christ, and Capturing the Friedmans.
• Offers expanded coverage of film genres, including science fiction, the war film, and film noir.
• Discusses hand-held camerawork, Steadicam, digital intermediates, the role of sound in contemporary film, and cinema in the DVD era to provide students with up-to-date coverage of new technologies and their impact on filmmaking.
• Provides an updated discussion of blockbusters, the film industry, and current box office trends to provide a more timely view of the business of film.

Praise for Movies and Meaning

“I think Movies and Meaning is still the best all-around introductory film text on the market today. I will continue to use it with pleasure.” ~Thomas Sobchack, University of Utah

“This text is user friendly in its size and weight, relatively compact, and manageable to transport and read. It has nice integration of photos with the text; overall the layout is inviting, engaging, dynamic. The writing is generally clear, accessible yet challenging. And the book covers most of what I consider to be important for students to successfully complete the course.” ~David Laderman, College of San Mateo

“This book has very good coverage of the topics, and it is well written. It is also organized well, with the earlier chapters supporting the material in later chapters about criticism and theory. The chapters on the studio system and how Hollywood influences and is influenced by international cinema are also very good.” ~Jay Cofield, University of Montevallo

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Praise for Stephen Prince¿s Movies and Meaning…

“Prince writes about what students want to know and what their instructors want them to learn. The interspersed profiles of major directors are a welcome addition, and the concluding chapters on modes of film theory and criticism provide excellent entrees for student writing. Movies and Meaning seems destined to become the gold standard in undergraduate film studies.” -Lloyd Michaels, Allegheny College

“In a much-crowded field, Prince¿s Movies and Meaning is easily one of the best introductions to film. Thorough and up-to-date, engagingly written, and richly illustrated, it is superbly attentive to student needs…This book is a pleasure to read.” -Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Framingham State College

“Lucid and challenging, Movies and Meaning is appropriate for both beginning and intermediate-level Film Studies classes…With black and white and color illustrations, and “cut-away” sections about noted directors and cinematic techniques, Movies and Meaning makes for lively reading and teaching.” -Linda C. Ehrlich, Case Western Reserve University

“I¿ve looked at all the others and found them wanting in one way or another… Prince¿s remains the best all-around introductory text on the market today. ” -Thomas Sobchack, University of Utah

“Movies and Meaning is a superb text for use in all levels of film studies and criticism courses. It is useful for both the student and general reader as a thorough and insightful examination of the ways in which we can view mainstream and specialized movies, popular genres, and offers various insightful approaches to film studies as a discipline.” -Wheeler Winston Dixon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

“As one moves through the book, there is development from foundation to structure that beginning students of film can follow.” -Stephen A. Schrum, University of Charleston

“Prince¿s Movies and Meaning asks and answers the right kinds of questions about the art, business, and global significance of film. The text is written in a clear and compelling fashion, and is pitched at just the right level for the introductory film student.” -Carl Plantinga, Hollins University

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0205653081
• ISBN 13: 9780205653089
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 504