A comprehensive overview of how to study film, this updated third edition provides concise and provocative summaries for approaching the language of film analysis, ways of thinking about film history, and approaches and methods for studying cinema, from national cinemas to genre to stardom and beyond.

The new edition tracks the changes in film production and exhibition by situating the study of film within contemporary digital media cultures and structures, such as social media and streaming platforms.

Without forsaking its emphasis on the study of film, the third edition updates its examples and provides fresh insight into today’s image culture.

Film Studies: The Basics

provides beginning students in film studies, as well as lifelong film buffs, with the tools to pursue film analysis, film history, and further inquiries into the medium.


Format Häftad Omfång 184 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Taylor & Francis Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2021-11-17 ISBN 9780367135010