Dimensions
130 x 199 x 15mm
Goal: critical analysis.
Content:
- Understand the key concepts
- Explore examples and genres
- Put theory into practice
Do you want support on your film studies course? Are you keen to improve your critical skills? Do you want to know the secrets of film reviewing?
This book provides a clear, concise introduction to the exciting world of film and an overview of the key areas in film studies, including aesthetics, narrative, genres and documentary films. Extensively revised and updated, it includes discussions of the films of important directors, from Welles and Hitchcock to Tarantino, Dahl, Spielberg and Lynch, including a complete narrative analysis of Lynch's film 'Mulholland Drive'.
