Film: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0312487258
- ISBN-13
- 9780312487256
- Series
- Film
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 726
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-02
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- William H. Phillips
Description
This clear, well illustrated text takes the reader through the basics of film analysis, drawing on a wide range of film for discussion. Questions of genre and the contexts and meanings of film are considered.
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