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Understanding Movies

Paperback • 1996 • English • 7. edition

Understanding Movies

By Louis D. Giannetti

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About the book

This book focuses on formalism--how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning while discussing the realism-formalism dichotomy. In addition each chapter integrates recent developments, films, and personalities in the field.

Film history, theory or criticism
Film scripts and screenplays
Film: styles and genres

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ISBN

9780131908369

Publisher

Prentice Hall

Published year

1996

Language

English

Edition

7

Original title

Understanding Movies

Format

Paperback

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