The film text that puts the student experience—and student analysis—first
The best-selling film appreciation text on the market, Looking at Movies succeeds by building on students’ enthusiasm for screened entertainment. It introduces students to film studies by starting with the movies they know and love before guiding them to more serious film analysis.
Chapter 1: Looking at Movies
Chapter 2: Principles of Film Form
*Chapter 3: Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Movies
Chapter 4: Movie Genres
Chapter 5: Elements of Narrative
Chapter 6: Mise-en-Scène
Chapter 7: Cinematography
Chapter 8: Acting
Chapter 9: Editing
Chapter 10: Sound
Chapter 11: Film History
Chapter 12: How the Movies Are Made
*New to this edition, this chapter prepares students to encounter these evolving genres, including a discussion on persuasive vs. propaganda films, expanded coverage of animation, a new section on anime, and a new analysis of Native American visual artist Sky Hopinka’s Jáaji Approx.
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