Understanding Movies (10th Edition)

Understanding Movies (10th Edition)

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Book Description
Helps readers understand how the many languages of film work together to create meaning. Louis Giannetti organizes Understanding Movies around the key elements of filmmaking, including cintematography, Mise en Scène, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, casting, story, screenwriting, ideology, and theory. He synthesizes every element through a complete case study: Citizen Kane. This book's ideas are illuminated with hundreds of high-quality still photos, more than 70 in full color, taken from movies such as The Matrix, Almost Famous, jackass the movie, Chicago, Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, and Traffic. New in this edition: a full section on contemporary special effects and computer generated imagery (CGI); up-to-the-minute information on new developments in film technology; more coverage of recent films and filmmakers; more ethnic diversity (including new material on the Islamic cinema); and more lavish use of color and high-quality paper. An updated Companion Website contains animations, video clips from interviews with movie professionals, and Research Navigator access to New York Times film reviews. For everyone who wants to understand the artistry and meaning of the movies.

The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
Understanding Movies is designed to help students analyze movies with precision and technical sophistication. Its focus is on formalism--how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning in a film. The Seventh Edition updates each chapter with recent films and personalities familiar to today's students. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Understanding Movies (10th Edition)

Understanding Movies (10th Edition),Louis Giannetti,Prentice Hall,0131890980,Cinema/Film: Book,Cinematography,Film & Video - General,Film Theory,Motion pictures,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Theater - General,Performing Arts / Theater / General

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