Introduction to Film Studies |
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Pages: 478 (Paperback) Editor: Jill Nelmes ISBN: 0415409284 Pub: Routledge Pub date: 2007-04-02 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 159672 |
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Reader Reviews:
An impressive and important text for film students (13/14 people found this helpful)
This is a truly impressive text: great contextualisation, crisp and relevant facts well presented and - particularly early in the text - true enthusiasm for the subject: it makes you want to rush out and grab the camera ! The new edition is due apparently and we will use it again for the third year. A valuable & clever practical text.
GOOD BUT COULD BE BETTER (1/1 people found this helpful)
I bought this book for a dissertation on the western film genre. The chapters in the book are good and clearly laid out, but can leave you more confused than you were at the start. However, it is good value for money and very up to date. An important book for film studies students but probably not for those of us doing media
GOOD BUT COULD BE BETTER (1/3 people found this helpful)
I bought this book for a dissertation on the western film genre. The chapters in the book are good and clearly laid out, but can leave you more confused than you were at the start. However, it is good value for money and very up to date. An important book for film studies students but probably not for those of us doing media
The Better Deal for Students (12/13 people found this helpful)
Whether you are a seasoned pro, or just starting out with your analysis of film. An Introduction to Film Studies, gives you a comprehensive guide to areas like Film Noir, Gay Cinema and Horror to name but a few.
The texts from Searle Kochberg, Allan Rowe and Paul Wells to name but a few allow insight into film from different perspectives.
With language easy to follow and a layout easy to the eye it is easy to find areas like Women and film to directors like Alfred Hitchcock.
A recommended buy and well worth it's money.
A poorly written mess (14/28 people found this helpful)
Apart from the section on British Film which is helpful if you are following an A level Film Studies Course, this is a pretend text-book. The best that can be said about it is that it looks nice. It is an expensive exercise in unacademic posturing: a gap in the market plugged with tissue. The articles are generally messy and dull, and occasionally so poorly written as to be barely readable. I bought it to use while teaching Film Studies and was so disappointed with it I wouldn't even give it away.
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