Product Description

This completely revised and updated fourth edition, now in full colour, provides a comprehensive guide to key issues, theories and concepts in film studies. It will be essential reading for any introductory student of film.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23137 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review

'This new edition is even more comprehensive and accessible than previous editions. It appeals as a single-volume purchase for a wide range of undergraduate film and media courses. The extended range of chapters, which are carefully chosen, display up-to-date scholarship using many recent films popular with new generations of students and provide a fully rounded and extended introduction to film studies. Teaching and learning strategies are well conceived, with each self -contained chapter posing important questions and providing clear, concise and provocative responses to issues raised that will inspire readers to do further research themselves.' - Pat Brereton, Dublin City University

'A thoughtful and comprehensive text for analysis of motion pictures as an art form, profession and institution. The fourth edition furthers this study through revising existing chapters and adding critical new research of this compelling medium.' - James Cho, Nevada State College

Praise for previous editions:

First Edition

'Simply the best introductory volume in the field so far.' - Jesus B Sanchez, Castilla La Mongha University, Ciudad Real, Spain

'Indispensable for the A Level, degree student or lay reader in film, communications or media courses...will indisputably be the standard text for many years to come...close to the perfect film studies textbook you are likely to see.' - John Lough, Senior Lecturer in Media Theory, University of Humberside, UK

Second Edition

'I highly recommend this text to any student embarking on the study of film...An admirable synthesis of historical, social and theoretical considerations of cinema, presented in an engaging and accessible manner.' - Alan Burton, De Montfort University, UK

'Probably the clearest, most comprehensive and accessible introduction to film studies available.' - Martin Price, Stratford-upon-Avon College, UK

Third Edition

'I know of no other introductory film text that covers so much ground, nor that so readily connects up film theory and discourse with work in mass and popular culture. The revised edition keeps up with changes in technology and the discussions of Hollywood are particularly illuminating...I highly recommend this text.' - Denise Albanese, George Mason University, USA

'The ideal book for anyone starting Film Studies...Illustrations are plentiful and all important concepts and terminology are accessibly explained. I encourage students to make it their top priority reading.' - Jeff Thomas, Coleg Gwent, Pontypool, Wales

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From the Back Cover

Introduction to Film Studies is a comprehensive leading textbook for students of cinema. This completely revised and updated fourth edition guides students through the  key issues and concepts in film studies, traces the historical development of film and introduces some of the worlds key national cinemas. A range of theories and theorists are presented from Formalism to Feminism, from Eisenstein to Deleuze. Each chapter is written by a subject specialist, including four new authors, and a wide range of films are analysed and discussed. It is  lavishly illustrated with over 123 film stills and production shots, many of them in colour. Reviewed widely by teachers in the field and with a foreword by Bill Nichols, it will be essential reading for any introductory student of film, media studies or the visual arts worldwide.

Key features of the fourth edition are: 

· full coverage of important topics for introductory level

· updated coverage of a wide range of concepts, theories and issues in film studies

· in-depth discussion of the contemporary film industry

· new chapters on Rediscovering Film; Ethnicity, Race and Cinema; Documentary; Film, Form and Narrative; British Cinema; Approaches to Cinematic Authorship

· new case studies on films such as Bamboozled, Wild Strawberries, Run Lola Run, Grey Gardens, Grizzly Man, Boy's Don't Cry, Love Actually, and many others

· marginal key terms, notes, cross-referencing 

· suggestions for further reading, further viewing and a comprehensive glossary and bibliography

· website resources including updated popular case studies from previous editions, a chapter on German Cinema and links to supporting sites

Individual chapters introduce: Rediscovering Film Studies · The Industrial Contexts of Film Production · Film Form and Narrative · Approaches to Cinematic Authorship · Genre, Theory and Hollywood Cinema; Stardom and Hollywood Cinema · Spectator, Audience and Response · The Documentary Form · The Language of Animation · Gender and Film · Lesbian and Gay Cinema · Ethnicity, Race and Cinema - African American Film · British Cinema · Indian Cinema ·Soviet Montage Cinema of the 1920s · French New Wave

Contributors include: Chris Darke, Lalitha Gopalan, Terri Francis, Chris Jones, Mark Joyce, Searle Kochberg, Lawrence Napper, Jill Nelmes, Patrick Phillips, Suzanne Speidel, Paul Ward, Paul Watson, Paul Wells

Editor: Jill Nelmes is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East London. Her research interests include gender and film, and screenwriting. She recently spent two years studying screenwriting at UCLA and working in the film industry in Los Angeles.

 

About the Author

Jill Nelmes is a senior lecturer at the University of East London. Her research interests include gender and film and screenwriting. She recently spent two years studying screenwriting at UCLA and working in the film industry in Los Angeles.

Chris Darke, Lalitha Gopalan, Terri Francis, Chris Jones, Mark Joyce, Searle Kochberg, Lawrence Napper, Jill Nelmes, Patrick Phillips, Suzanne Speidel, Paul Ward, Paul Watson, Paul Wells

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Customer Reviews

An impressive and important text for film students
This is a truly impressive text: great contextualisation, crisp and relevant facts well presented and - particularly early in the text - true enthusiasm for the subject: it makes you want to rush out and grab the camera ! The new edition is due apparently and we will use it again for the third year. A valuable & clever practical text.

The Better Deal for Students
Whether you are a seasoned pro, or just starting out with your analysis of film. An Introduction to Film Studies, gives you a comprehensive guide to areas like Film Noir, Gay Cinema and Horror to name but a few.

The texts from Searle Kochberg, Allan Rowe and Paul Wells to name but a few allow insight into film from different perspectives.

With language easy to follow and a layout easy to the eye it is easy to find areas like Women and film to directors like Alfred Hitchcock.

A recommended buy and well worth it's money.

An essential study guide to the Film Studies A Level
Reader friendly layout and superb editorial content make this book a must for anyone with an interest in Film and the industry that surrounds it.