Key concepts in cinema studies

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Title:

Author:

Hayward, Susan, 1945-

ISBN:

9780415107181

9780415107198

Personal Author:

Hayward, Susan, 1945-

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Physical Description:

xviii, 467 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Abstract:

Key Concepts in Cinema Studies is a comprehensive glossary of the main terms and concepts in film theory and film production. The book includes definitions of key film genres, from Westerns to Musicals; major movements of world cinema, from New German Cinema to Third Cinema; theories used in the study of cinema, from auteur theory to psychoanalysis and to feminist film theory; and key film production terms, from film editing to zoom lens. Major entries are accompanied by suggestions for further reading, and there is also a bibliography of essential writings in cinema studies.

Subject Term:

Motion pictures -- Encyclopedias.

Cinematography -- Encyclopedias.

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This is an A-Z of the key critical terms in film studies, and aims to make film texts and analysis more accessible to the student. The entries include explanations of familiar concepts such as realism and history, as well as covering more sophisticated constructs like scophilia and gesturality. The text is aimed not just at the European film industry, but takes many of its entries from non-European and American cinema. It also includes terms related to the fields of practical film and video work. It is organized alphabetically with cross-references to related terms, and should be a useful study aid for all students of the cinema.