Film studies : a global introduction / Glyn Davis, Kay Dickinson, Lisa Patti, and Amy Villarejo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Glyn (Reader in Screen Studies), author.

Dickinson, Kay, 1972- author.

Patti, Lisa, author.

Villarejo, Amy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry.

Genre:

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xv, 530 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

This title reroutes film studies from its Euro-American focus and canon in order to introduce students to a medium that has always been global but has become differently and insistently so in the digital age. Its approach encourages readers to think about film holistically by looking beyond the textual analysis of key films. In contrast, it engages with other vital areas, such as financing, labour, marketing, distribution, exhibition, preservation, and politics, reflecting contemporary aspects of cinema production and consumption worldwide.

Contents:

Why are movies made? Introduction

Cinema as entertainment

Cinema as self-expression

Cinema as informative

Film and politics

Film as a commodity

How do movies get made? Introduction

Starting points

Film production practices

Film labour

Interlude on film form

Where do movies go? Introduction

Marketing

Distribution

Exhibition

Evaluative contexts

The longevity of films

How are movies experienced?

Pleasure and desire

Identification and identity

Transformation

Writing about cinema.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version:

ISBN:

9780415734349

0415734347

9781405859189

1405859180

OCLC:

856054449