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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 791 EAN: 9780071151412 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0071151419 Label: McGraw Hill Higher Education Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Higher Education Number Of Pages: 864 Publication Date: September 01, 2002 Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education Studio: McGraw Hill Higher Education Editorial Review: Product Description: Written by two leading film scholars, "Film History: An Introduction" is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' bestselling "Film Art", concepts and events are illustrated with actual frame enlargements, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that use publicity stills. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A treat for film buffsExcellent film studies text--informative. Delineates the different epochs of film not only in the U.S. It includes international film and the work of Eisenstein, Renoir, Kurosawa, and others. Concise language and beautiful black-and-white and color reproductions. Rating: - Great ReadI had this book for a Film History class, and it was great. I've used it every semester since and plan to keep it forever and sleep with it under my pillow. Even though it isn't aimed at teaching film theory or basics, it's better at explaining the basics than Film Art by miles. It also makes theory more interesting and topical to learn since it goes chronologically and highlights films that were actually influential, instead of the ones that Film Art just happened to get the rights ... Read More Rating: - Didn't use this book, but I read it is very good.Due to a change of plans I didn't use this book this quarter. However, hearing from my follow film students this book details well about the history of film and not just North American film. All film. A must for a film student. Rating: - The best single-volume book on film historyIf you are interested in film history on the whole, please, give yourself a treat by purchasing this book. It is not cheap but it is worth every penny. I had it after a course in film history and despite being someone who usually sell or dump away my texts after graduation, I find it very hard to give this one away. Boy, am I glad I did not. As one's scope and experience in world cinema grows, so too does one's interest in this book. Bordwell and Thomas's style is academic but always enthusiastic, ... Read More Rating: - comparisonhere's a short comparison I made between the following 3 film history books: A History of the Cinema from Its Origins to 1970 (Eric Rhode) A Short History of the Movies (Gerald Mast) Film History: An Introduction, (Thompson-Bordwell) I was looking for a technical/historical overview of the development of cinema, without idiosyncratic criticism and with emphasis on the origins of film techniques, genealogy of influences of filmmakers, relevant references to history, ... Read More |
