false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180382099m/1033060.jpg 1033060 6 First published in 1977, this popular book has become the source on film and media. Now, James Monaco offers a revised and rewritten third edition incorporating every major aspect of this dynamic medium right up to the present. Looking at film from many vantage points, How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to such other narrative media as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, Monaco discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film. A new chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. Monaco has likewise doubled the size and scope of his "Film and Media: A Chronology" appendix. The book also features a new introduction, an expanded bibliography, and hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams. It is a must for all film students, media buffs, and movie fans. 76208 1977 How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, Multimedia: Language, History, Theory total:74|5:17|4:25|3:24|2:7|1:1| 74 272 133 9 4 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 19:14:30 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 19:48:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 15:46:36 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 06:27:51 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 15:46:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 16 14:56:44 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 29 10:53:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 03 12:28:31 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 11 11:42:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Aug 07 01:24:25 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 01:57:24 -0700 2007 Even for those who want to decipher hidden visual metaphors.
Can lull one into believing they know all about Cinema having read this book.
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