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A text for an introductory film and television criticism course at the undergraduate level, published frequently since 1972 and most recently in 1999. The chapters are structured around the dichotomy between realism and formalism, and rather than prescribe how viewers should react to moving images, they explain why people react as they do. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Designed to help movie watchers analyze films with precision and technical sophistication, this book focuses on formalism?how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning. It sheds light on how television and movies communicate, and the complex network of language systems they use. Chapter topics cover recent developments from all aspects of cinema, contemporary films, personalities in the field, photography, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, story writing, and theory. For movie critics and fans alike.
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