Film: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Wood
26 January 2012
ISBN: 9780192803535
160 pages
Paperback
174x111mm
In Stock
Price: £8.99Film is considered to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century. It can be considered many other things; a record of events, a modern mythology, a career, an industry, an art, a hobby, and much else. Michael Wood explores the history of film, its venture into the digital age, and its role and impact on modern society.
Description
Film is considered to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century. It can be considered many other things; a record of events, a modern mythology, a career, an industry, an art, a hobby, and much else. Michael Wood explores the history of film, its venture into the digital age, and its role and impact on modern society.
- Considers the paradoxical nature of film, such as its representation as a mass medium and fine art; as technology and fantasy; as documentary and fiction; and as amateur photography and film industry
- Explores the history of film from its beginnings to today's digital age
- Draws on a wide range of examples from around the world to explore its role and impact internationally
- Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over three million copies sold worldwide
About the Author(s)
Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Start Professor of English and Professor of Comparative Literature, Princeton University
Table of Contents
- 1:Frame after Frame
2:Life in the Dark
3:Story Time
4:Digital Dreams
Reviews
"This is an excellent short guide that manages to cram in a vast amount of information into a very small space. It never pretends to offer a history of film but is a superb resource for getting students to think about film as a medium, and to think about what makes film distinct as a means of conveying information, emotion, ideas at the same time as generating wonder, admiration, controversy, or ire. An unrivalled introduction to thinking about film as a medium. / Matthew Woodcock, University of East Anglia"
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