Looking at Movies

by Richard Barsam and Dave Monahan

Book Overview

Looking at Movies is the most effective, engaging, and widely adopted introduction to film analysis available. From its very first chapter, Looking at Movies provides students with all the tools they need to become perceptive viewers of film, including the most sophisticated and seamlessly integrated media resources that are rich with comprehensive analysis and assessment tools ever produced for a textbook in this market. Authoritative, accessible, and of superior value, Looking at Movies offers instructors with abundant teachable resources to help students analyze movies critically and effectively.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393265196
• ISBN13: 9780393265194
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Good text book

This is the only book used in my MFA program film course. If you are not into the nuances of making a film or even understanding how to review a film, this is a great first step. It breaks down the film into its parts and once you are done, you will actually look at movies in a new and exciting way. The companion CD is good, if film making is in your future, but wasn't necessary for a group of fiction writers. Even if you are not in a film class and just want to understand the making of films, this is a good reference.