How to read a film : movies, media, and beyond ; art, technology, language, history, theory /

Monaco, James

How to read a film : movies, media, and beyond ; art, technology, language, history, theory / James Monaco ; with diagrams by David Lindroth - 4th ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009 - 729 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

James Monaco discusses the elements necessary to understand how a film conveys its meaning, and, more importantly, how the audience can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate

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Film criticism
Motion pictures--Evaluation
Performing Arts.
Films, cinema
Film history, theory & criticism
Media studies