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Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film

By Stephen R , Prince

Book information

Publisher
Pearson Education UK
Year
2013
ISBN
1292041293, 1269374508, 9781292041292, 9781269374507, 9781292054964, 1292054964
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24860624 bytes)
Edition
6th ed
Pages
389\389
Time added
2020-11-29 04:16:17
Academic;Read For School;Textbooks

Description

This comprehensive introduction to film text focuses on three topics: how movies express meanings, how viewers understand those meanings, and how cinema functions globally as both an art and a business. Using clear, accessible, and jargon-free writing, this is the only introductory film text to examine the elements of film style and the viewer's contribution to the cinema experience. How do viewers interpret the effects filmmakers create? How do filmmakers anticipate, and build on, the likely ways viewers will react to certain kinds of stories and audio-visual designs? The text examines both how filmmakers create images and sounds and the mechanisms and processes by which viewers make sense of images and stories on screen. This approach helps students understand not only the basic concepts but also how their own reactions and opinions impact the overall film experience."

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