Understanding the Film: An Introduction to Film Appreciation, Student Edition

by Ron Johnson

Book Overview

Understanding the Film explores the art of film making and offers insight into classic as well as contemporary motion pictures, from King Kong and Citizen Kane to Forrest Gump and Braveheart . The text includes photos of professionals at work and actual film stills.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844257974
• ISBN13: 9780844257976
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Very useful

When I prepared to introduce film appreciation to my 9th graders, I found this book a good teacher resource. It not only gives a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the film industry (history, production and editing techniques, profiles of actors, directors, producers, film reviews and studies, list of good films, etc), but also provides compellings reasons for why film should be studied in the classroom. Movies are indeed the novel of 21st century, and this book is helpful for understanding why.