Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer—no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
OK
Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts: The Key Concepts Paperback – 7 February 2006
Purchase options and add-ons
Ranging from Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to Quentin Tarantino, and from auteur theory to the Hollywood Blockbuster, Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts has firmly established itself as the essential guide for anyone interested in film.
Covering an impressive range of key genres, movements, theories and production terms, this third edition includes a fully updated bibliography, and has been revised and expanded to include new topical entries such as:
- female masquerade
- silent cinema
- exploitation cinema
- art direction
- national cinema
- political cinema.
Authoritative yet accessible, Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts is undoubtedly a must-have guide to what is both a fascinating area of study and arguably the greatest art form of modern times.
- Print length592 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date7 February 2006
- Dimensions13.34 x 3.81 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-100415367824
- ISBN-13978-0415367820
Product description
Review
'Key Concepts in Cinema Studies by Susan Hayward must be one of the most useful books ever published on the always expanding subject of cinema studies ... Even if you are familiar with many of the terms you may find it valuable to go through all of them as Hayward's perspective is amazingly thought-provoking and educative.' - Film Waves, of the first edition
'An ideal one-stop encyclopedia for students ... an authoritative and - more importantly - a highly accessible work.' - Film Review, of the first edition
'Indispensable book ... a more rounded aide to undergraduate discussion of cinema.' - Sight and Sound, of the first edition
'It is unquestionably both an extensive and valuable resource on all things cinematic.' - M/C Reviews, Australia, of the first edition
'A useful reference resource... Is it a worthwhile resource for a media library? Yes, of course. It will provide essential background for A Level film and media teachers and more able students.' - Media Education Association Newsletter
'Enthusiastically recommended for students of film, anyone seeking a career in the movie industry, and even seasoned professionals looking for an easy-to-use refresher reference.' - Wisconsin Bookwatch
About the Author
Product details
- Publisher : Routledge; 3rd edition (7 February 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 592 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415367824
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415367820
- Dimensions : 13.34 x 3.81 x 20.96 cm
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs, and more