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A History of Narrative Film
The Fourth Edition adds an entire chapter on computer-generated imaging, updates filmographies for nearly all living directors mentioned in the text, and includes major new sections that both revisit old content and introduce contemporary trends and movements.
Paperback, Fourth Edition, 1120 pages
Published
January 1st 2004
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published 1981)
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This was my primary reference for film courses when I attended Marquette U. in the early '80s. I had two main film professors there. One, James Arnold, was outstanding: a published scholar in the field and a wonderful, personable guy. The other, whose name I can't remember and wouldn't mention if I did, was a true idiot who seemed to be going senile and knew nothing about film aesthetics or style or philosophy or history and whose only criterion of film quality was if a film addressed "soci...more
I used this for my Film History classes in college and it's one of my favorite reference books. Even when I was taking other classes, I would always go back to this book to get a good background on whatever I was learning about. It's a great place to start for research and there are lots of photos to help explain concepts.
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It's fun for people like me to bitch about this text, but at the end of the day it forms the foundation of my knowledge of film history, which I have lectured on at three universities.
A great companion to an appreciation of movies - great information on the background and definitions of various 'movements' genres or periods in filmic history. Clear and unassailable info on 'why' certain films are so important to us
A great resource, knocked down only by its huge omission of animation (though the author does state the form deserves a stand-alone history).
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A History of Narrative Film, Fourth Edition by David A. Cook (2004)
Excellent read that leaves one feeling very satisfied - a page turner that is difficult to put down.
I never enjoyed history until it was grounded in a particular topic area. This book not only thoroughly covers the film industry--from its inception to its current state--it also offers a starting place for understanding global happenings more broadly. Cook explains the various cultural, social, and political factors that influenced film production and shaped the different ideologies that exist in our world. Since it is huge, I recommend going through this slowly or as a reference text.
A wonderful introduction to film accompanied by diagrams and stills of shots that not only held my interest but helped my interest in this area of study grow tremendously.
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