Product Description

A reference book for film buffs as well as film studies students. It gives a chronological history of cinema and film with an analysis of the different genres of film, from westerns to sci-fi, Hitchcock to Tarantino. Techniques and effects are discussed and explained.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #611075 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 172 pages

About the Author
Warren Buckland is Associate Professor of Film Studies at Chapman University in Southern California, and former lecturer in Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He is co-author of Studying Contemporary American Film: A Guide to Movie Analysis (Arnold, 2002)

Customer Reviews

The best introduction to film studies I have seen
This is the best introduction to film studies and the cinema that I have seen. It covers evrything I wanted to know about in a clear and accessible language. It is sensibly organised, and illustrated with b&w photographs. At this price, I'd recommend it to everyone with more than a passing interest in the cinema.

Thanks, but no thanks
Film Studies? This isn't film studies, this is ...

Wordy, uninformed waste of trees.

If you want to teach yourself 'film studies', give this book a swerve. It's more a primer in 'how to be an HND lecturer' studies, how to pad out your theses with interminable strings of adjectives.

The Teach Yourself series is generally very good. This one is a waste of your time and money.

Good introduction to the world of film
A great 'beginners guide' to the film industry, with notes from Hitchcock's works and background into what it takes to make a movie.