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How to read a film : The world of movies, media and multimedia : language, history, theory /

By:

Monaco, James, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Edition: 3rd ed., completely rev. and expandedDescription: 672 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

019513981X

Subject(s):

Motion pictures

DDC classification:

791.43/01/5 21

LOC classification:

PN1994 .M59 2000

Review: "How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to such other narrative media as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, Monaco discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate." "In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film. A new chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. Monaco has likewise doubled the size and scope of his "Film and Media: A Chronology" appendix. The book also features a new introduction, an expanded bibliography, and hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams. It is a must for all film students, media buffs, and movie fans."--BOOK JACKET.

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