Film Studies From Hollywood to Bollywood, explore the fantastic world of film

Whether you’re preparing to study film at university or you simply have a passion for cinema, you’re bound to enjoy this book. Here’s where you’ll learn how people communicate ideas in films, how the industry works and who’s on the team, the impact of film on popular culture, the different genres and styles, film theory, the joys of animation and so much more.

Explore far-reaching effects – examine the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic and political implications of cinema
Compare and contrast film and reality – explore conceptual frameworks for a film’s relationship to reality
Find out just how they do it – discover how stories are developed in movies and how a storyline is related to broader issues in society
Work out what it’s all about – get to grips with avant-garde cinema and find out what such films really offer
Take the incredible world tour – sample the unique styles of cinema in Europe, Japan, India and other countries
Go larger than life – learn about greats in the industry, venture into film analysis and look at the transitions into 21st century cinema

Open the book and find:

How people tell stories in film
Ways film is used to explore current issues and attitudes
Responsibilities of cinema tographers and producers
The mysteries of mise-en-scene
All about digital-age animation
Auteurs from the 1930s to today
What poststructuralism and postmodernism really mean
Ten must-watch movies

Author Biography

James Cateridge is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University. He researches and teaches British cinema, film policy and the international film industry. James has also worked with the Arts Council of England and as a film journalist for the London Film Festival.

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