The Resource A short guide to writing about film
A short guide to writing about film
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The item A short guide to writing about film represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A short guide to writing about film represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "This best-selling text is a succinct guide to thinking critically and writing precisely about film. Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. With numerous student and professional examples, this engaging and practical guide progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film can become more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process. Concise explorations of the most important approaches to film analysis and writing about film, including auteurs, genres, ideology, kinds of formalism, and national cinemas, give students a quick course in the fundamentals for film theory. A range of film terms and topics, including mise-en-scene, point-of-view, composition, realism, and so on, are introduced, so students understand and use correct terminology. Each chapter concludes with short writing exercises that help students view, evaluate, and write about film more critically. Guidance on working with electronic sources helps students understand the limitations and pitfalls of electronic research. A comprehensive Glossary allows students to accurately describe their observations of the details of film practice. A wealth of images features captions with pedagogical directions."--The publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 190 pages
- Contents
-
- Writing about the movies
- Preparing to watch, and preparing to write
- Film terms and topics
- Six approaches to writing about film
- Style and structure in writing
- Researching the movies
- Manuscript form
- Isbn
- 9780673522993
- Label
- A short guide to writing about film
- Title
- A short guide to writing about film
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This best-selling text is a succinct guide to thinking critically and writing precisely about film. Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. With numerous student and professional examples, this engaging and practical guide progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film can become more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process. Concise explorations of the most important approaches to film analysis and writing about film, including auteurs, genres, ideology, kinds of formalism, and national cinemas, give students a quick course in the fundamentals for film theory. A range of film terms and topics, including mise-en-scene, point-of-view, composition, realism, and so on, are introduced, so students understand and use correct terminology. Each chapter concludes with short writing exercises that help students view, evaluate, and write about film more critically. Guidance on working with electronic sources helps students understand the limitations and pitfalls of electronic research. A comprehensive Glossary allows students to accurately describe their observations of the details of film practice. A wealth of images features captions with pedagogical directions."--The publisher
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Corrigan, Timothy
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN1995
- LC item number
- .C66 1994
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Short guide series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Film criticism
- Label
- A short guide to writing about film
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Writing about the movies -- Preparing to watch, and preparing to write -- Film terms and topics -- Six approaches to writing about film -- Style and structure in writing -- Researching the movies -- Manuscript form
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 190 pages
- Isbn
- 9780673522993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- A short guide to writing about film
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Writing about the movies -- Preparing to watch, and preparing to write -- Film terms and topics -- Six approaches to writing about film -- Style and structure in writing -- Researching the movies -- Manuscript form
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 190 pages
- Isbn
- 9780673522993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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