Monaco, James

How to read a film : the world of movies, media, and multimedia : language, history, theory by James Monaco. - 4th ed. - New York : CUP, 2009. - 729 p.

Table of Contents :
Introduction
Chapter 1. Films as an art
Chapter 2. Technology : image and sound
Chapter 3. The language film : signs & syntax
Chapter 4. The shape of film history
Chapter 5. Film theory : form and function
Chapter 6. Media : in the middle of things
Chapter 7. Multimedia : the digital revolution
Film and media : a chronology
Reading about film and media : a select library
Index

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