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Introduction to
Film
This concise introduction to the
study of film offers an overview of the issues and perspectives
that contribute to a full understanding of the medium.
The book addresses all the important areas encountered
by students studying film for the first time. |
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An Introduction to Film Studies
A very useful book for A Level
Film Studies teachers. Covers many of the key areas currently
included in the A level Film Studies course. Useful case
studies which can be used as a basis for developing your
own. |
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The Cinema Book
Covering contemporary film studies,
this edition comprises seven sections: history of cinema;
cinema technology; movements in cinema; alternatives to
Hollywood; genre; auteurs; and theoretical frameworks. |
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Film Art: An Introduction
An excellent introduction to film
analysis. Superbly illustrated and very accessible. |
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Understanding Film Texts
This introductory title aims to
make ideas and procedures in film studies more accessible.
The title is organized around story, character and spectacle.
Each chapter makes references to two films, contemporary
and diverse. |
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Image and Representation
A"must have" book. Written
for A level Students and Undergraduates, it provides an
invigorating introduction to key concepts and have many
excellent teaching ideas. |
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Media Institutions and Audiences: Key Concepts
in Media Studies
The book delivers a range of theories
and contemporary case studies in its coverage of media
business and the influence of regulation and censorship.
The issues surrounding the growing commodification of
media texts, and the increasing influence of marketing
and public relations, are considered |
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Media Studies: The Essential Introduction
The authors, who are experienced
teachers and examiners, introduce the students step-by-step
to the skills of reading media texts, and address key
areas such as media technologies, media institutions and
media audiences. |
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More Than Meets the Eye
Contains some extremely useful
teaching ideas and takes students (and new teachers) through
ideas and concepts of the media. |
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Narrative and Genre
Another "must have" book.
Written for A level Students and Undergraduates, also
provides an invigorating introduction to key concepts
and have many excellent teaching ideas. |
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Practical Media
The only textbook to deal solely
with practical media production. Packed with ideas , especially
for those students who get stuck with coming up with a
practical project |
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Teaching the Media
Still the best introduction to
the various key concepts of media education. No self respecting
media teacher should be without it. |
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After the Death of Childhood: Growing Up
in the Age of Electronic Media
Looks at established concerns
about the effects of the media on children. It offers
a challenging approach to the perennial concerns of researchers,
parents, educators, media producers and policy-makers. |
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The British Cinema Book
This text represents the progress
made in exploring the history of British cinema, providing
a comprehensive account of a dynamic and growing area
in film studies.
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Britain Can Take It: British Cinema in the
Second World War
This work charts Britain's reaction
to World War II by examining 13 key films produced between
1939 and 1945. The book is illustrated with stills from
each film, and considers script, reviews and box office
returns to place each in its social and political context. |
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British Historical Cinema
This book explores the ways in
which British films have represented the past on screen,
the issues they raise and the debates they have provoked. |
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Cinema's Missing Children
This book explores the representation
of missing and endangered children in a number of key
films of the last decade. |
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Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers
Examines the work of some of today's
most popular, original and influential cinematic voices. |
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Film History: An Introduction
Written by two leading film scholars,
this text acknowledges the contributions of Hollywood
and films from other US sources, as well as examining
film-making internationally. |
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Genre and Contemporary Hollywood
Focuses on animated feature
films, teenpics, biopics, comedies, Shakespeare adaptations
and female-oriented dramas and more. |
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Happily
Ever After - Fairy Tales, Children and the Culture Industry |
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The Hollywood Interviews
The Hollywood Interviews:
The Return of the Directors brings together five
of the greatest of contemporary auteur directors - Francis
Ford Coppola, Brian de Palma, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood
and Tim Burton - and the directorial team of the Coen
brothers. Together, they represent some of the leading
directors of the last twenty years of cinema. |
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In Short: A Guide to Short film-making in
the Digital Age
This book traces the history
of the short film and its current position. It also
covers issues around funding, marketing, distribution
and exhibition. |
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The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
Traces the development of Disney
animation, explains what made Disney's style unique, and
features original sketches and drawings revealing the
origins of Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters. |
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Key Concepts and Skills for Media Studies
This is provides a solid foundation
for all students embarking on post-16 Media courses and
introduces students to all explanations, definitions and
demonstrations of key concept areas. The essential media
skils of textual analysis, production and evaluation are
also introduced.
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Introducing Film
Draws on examples ranging from
'Stagecoach' to 'Star Wars', encouraging the reader to
start actively studying the moving image without forgetting
that film is an entertainment medium enjoyed by millions.
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Making Short Films
Making Short Films: The Complete
Guide from Script to Screen is a practical and inspirational
guide to students and independent film-makers. This is
the only book to describe and explain the whole process
- from creating an original or adapted script, through
producing and directing to finance and distribution .
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Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries
This accessible, but comprehensive
treatment will be an important contribution to ongoing
debate about the nature of programme-makers' responsibilities. |
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Media and Meaning: An Introduction
An accessible overview of the
key concepts leads into coverage of all major media forms,
and genres within particular media. Varied and substantial
activity sections; Extensive opportunities for students
to apply media theory in their own work. |
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The Media Studies Book: A Guide for Teachers
This book takes the study of film
seriously without forgetting that it is an entertainment
medium. Assuming no previous knowledge of film theory,
it provides an introduction to the methods and terminology
used in the study of films. It covers the main topics
encountered on film courses, such as narrative, cinematography,
stardom, the auteur, spectatorship, the film industry
and much else. |
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New Documentary: A Critical Introduction
This text aims to provide a comprehensive
account of documentary filmmaking in Britain, the US and
Europe since the 1980s. The textbook discusses key genres,
filmmakers and issues for the study of non-fiction film
and television. |
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Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in
Britain, 1939-48
Discussing cinema in the context
of the major social, economic, and political changes that
were taking place, This book examines the period's most
popular films. The picture that emerges challenges the
reassuring, cosy view of Britain presented in realist
cinema, and throws new light on the British film industry
of the time and on our idea of the war era itself. |
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Studying Film
This book offers students an accessible
introduction to the study of film. Written by three
experienced film teachers, it reflects the content of
the current syllabus whilst stimulating students' enjoyment
and understanding of film. |
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Shakespeare on Screen
This is a critical guide to the
works of Shakespeare on screen. It examines all the films
that have been adapted from the playwright's works from
the days of silent cinema to releases such as 'Titus Andronicus'
and 'Love's Labour's Lost'. |
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Young and Innocent?: The Cinema
in Britain, 1896-1930
(Exeter Studies in Film History)
Silent cinema and the study of British cinema have seen
some of the most exciting developments in Film Studies.
This study brings then together in a comprehensive survey
of one of the most important periods of film history. |
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In
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International (Weekly
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Sight & Sound
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