Film studies /

Buckland, Warren,

Film studies / Warren Buckland. - New edition - vii, 205 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. - Teach yourself .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Both film buffs and students of the cinema will find this reference indispensable. It gives a chronological overview of film, analyzing genres such as westerns and sci-fi; explores different artistic approaches, techniques, and effects; and profiles a wide variety of directors, from Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg. The book uncovers the secrets of film reviewing and the conventions reviewers adopt when they evaluate films. This new edition includes an expanded section concerning film studies on the Internet. Whatever readers' interest in film, Teach Yourself Film Studies will provide them with the skills to turn them into well-informed film critics

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Film criticism.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Evaluation
Performing Arts.
Films, cinema
Cinema, TV & Radio industries