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Film Art:  
An Introduction 
  
by David Bordwell, 
Kristin Thompson  

Paperback - 528 pages 5th edition (August 5, 1996)  

McGraw-Hill Companies
   
Bordwell and Thompson's Film Art provides a foundation for introductory film courses. The authors seek to fully apprise students of the rich array of choices available to filmmakers while sharpening their analytical skills as viewers. The authors provide an overview of the major issues students confront when they watch movies. In clear, straightforward prose, the authors describe and dissect the complexities of filmmaking, film narrative, film form, and film technique. The role of sound is analyzed. 

  
Table of Contents  


Part I TYPES OF FILMMAKING, TYPES OF FILM 

 1 The Work of Film Production 
 2 Types of Film 


Part II FILM FORM 

 3 The Significance of Film Form 
 4 Narrative As A Formal System 
 5 Nonnarrative Formal System 


Part III FILM STYLE 

 6 The Shot: Mise-En-Scene 
 7 The Shot: Cinematographic Properties 
 8 The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing 
 9 Sound in the Cinema 
10 Style as a Formal System: Summary 


Part IV CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FILM 

11 Film Criticism: Sample Analyses 


Part V FILM HISTORY 
  
12 Film Form and Film History 

Glossary 
Internet Resources: Selected Reference Sites in Film from the World Wide Web 
Credit 
Index 

      

Film Art: An Introduction and Film Viewers Guide (2003)
      
Highly Recommended!!  
 
 
 

 


 

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