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Cengage Essential Cinema An Introduction to Film Analysis with MLA Update Card 2017 Edition by Jon Lewis
Succinct, lively, and affordable, ESSENTIAL CINEMA: AN INTRODUCTION TO FILM ANALYSIS vividly illustrates principles in action as it helps you develop effective skills in close analysis. The book is packed with frame captures you can readily relate to, and it also features interviews with film practitioners throughout, giving you insight into real-world practice. In addition, unique screening questions at the end of each chapter help you apply chapter concepts to any film you watch, while the running glossary and end-of-text illustrated glossary offer easy access to full explanations of concepts. This edition includes an updated card reflecting the new guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
1. ANALYZING MOVIES. _x000D_
The Magic of Movies. Movies as Entertainment and Art. How to Read" a Film._x000D_
2. NARRATIVE AND GENRE._x000D_
Narrative Structure. Characters. Genre._x000D_
3. MISE-EN-SCENE._x000D_
The Set. Costumes, Make-Up, and Hair. Blocking and Performance. The Lights._x000D_
4. CAMERAWORK._x000D_
Camera Placement. Camera Movement. Focus and Depth. The Plastic Material: Stock, Exposure, and Effects._x000D_
5. EDITING._x000D_
Elements of Editing. Continuity Editing. Alternative Editing Styles._x000D_
6. SOUND._x000D_
Sound and Image. The Voice Track. Music. Sound Effects. Sound Editing and Mixing. _x000D_
7. THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTEXTS. _x000D_
The Business of Film.Distribution and Marketing. Exhibition._x000D_
8. DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATED, AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS._x000D_
Documentary. Animation. Experimental Film._x000D_
9. FILM HISTORY._x000D_
Hollywood. American Independents. Europe. Non-Western Film._x000D_
10. WRITING ABOUT FILM. _x000D_
Essay Writing Strategies. Research and Citation."_x000D_