film art an introduction david bordwell kristin thompson

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell and Jeff Smith Film History: An Introduct9781260837476 This new edition of Film History has been revised to include recent films, new examples, and updated comprehensive overviews of the rise of streaming services as purveyors of cinematic content as well as the massive disruptions of film production, distribution, and exhibition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. PERFORMING ARTS - Film & Video - Generalġ259534952 paperback Note: Includes index.Along with updated examples and expanded coverage of digital filmmaking, the eleventh edition of Film Art delivers SmartBook, first and only adaptive reading experience currently available, designed to help students stay focused, maximize study time and retain basic concepts.' - Publisher's description Subject(s): Film Art is generously illustrated with more than 1,000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films, providing concrete illustrations of key concepts. In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience and how they respond. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods and countries, the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film, in any genre. Since 1979, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson and now, Co-Author, Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling and most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. 'Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. We want to show that the world of cinema teems with a great many unexpected pleasures, and we hope to get you curious'. In eleven editions of Film Art, we've made reference to many well-known films but also to many that you've probably never heard of. In addition, studying the arts broadens our tastes.

Summary: 'Studying the arts isn't only about learning facts and concepts either, although both are important. Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends. Film criticism: sample analyses - Film art and film history. Film genres Documentary, experimental, and animated films - Critical analysis of films. The shot: mise-en-scene The shot: cinematography The relation of shot to shot: editing Sound in the cinema Summary: style and film form - Types of films. The significance of film form Narrative form - Film style. Film as art : creativity, technology, and business - Film form.

Film art an introduction david bordwell kristin thompson