This title examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key approaches to cinema. The book provides an overview of the construction of film studies and examines the application of theories to film texts.
This title examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key appr...
Bringing together key writings with original textbook material, the second edition of "Media Studies: The Essential Resource" explains central perspectives and concepts within Media Studies. Readers are introduced to a range of writing on media topics promoting an understanding of the subject from both contemporary and historical perspectives.
The text is split into three parts covering Analysis and Perspectives, Media Audiences and Ecologies and Creativities."" The key areas of study are discussed, with accessible readings from essential theoretical texts and fully supported with an...
Bringing together key writings with original textbook material, the second edition of "Media Studies: The Essential Resource" explains central pers...
Crime films have, since the earliest days of cinema, been popular with audiences, industry and critics alike and encompassed a diverse range of subjects, styles and themes. The genre provides a range of pleasures for the spectator, from taking on the role of the detective in the pursuit of clues in the 'whodunit', to the more illicit thrills of identification with an anti hero. In the many incarnations of the crime film such as the gangster, film noir, political and detective thrillers, the genre explores the anxieties of different historical moments.
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Crime films have, since the earliest days of cinema, been popular with audiences, industry and critics alike and encompassed a diverse range of sub...
This title examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key approaches to cinema. The book provides an overview of the construction of film studies and examines the application of theories to film texts.
This title examines what it really means to study film, encouraging the reader to question the dominant theories as well as understanding the key appr...
The recent development of British cinema provides a fascinating area of study, with a variety of film styles--from the representation of social issues to star-led romantic comedies. Through detailed case studies, suggested schemes of work, and student activities, this teaching guide illustrates the different approaches to teaching British cinema. The guide includes * The theoretical contexts to the study of British cinema, explained in an accessible style through summaries of key thinkers * Questions of funding, distribution, and exhibition * Case studies exploring the...
The recent development of British cinema provides a fascinating area of study, with a variety of film styles--from the representation of social issues...
A2 Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC A2 Level Film Studies course. The authors, who have wide ranging experience as teachers, examiners and authors, introduce students step by step, to the skills involved in the study of film. The second edition has been re-designed and re-written to follow the new WJEC A2 syllabus for 2009 teaching onwards and is supported by a companion website at www.alevelfilmstudies.co.uk offering further advice and activities. There is a chapter for each exam topic including: * The small scale...
A2 Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC A2 Level Film Studies course. The authors, ...
