Understanding Movies Author: Louis Giannetti
	Book Information Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780131605992 - ISBN-10: 0131605992 Publication Date: 1/31/2004

Designed to help movie watchers analyze films with precision and technical sophistication, this book focuses on formalism—how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning. It sheds light on how television and movies communicate, and the complex network of language systems they use. Chapter topics cover recent developments from all aspects of cinema, contemporary films, personalities in the field, photography, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, story writing, and theory. For movie critics and fans alike.