Film Histories: An Introduction and Reader

by Paul Grainge (Editor), Mark Jancovich, Sharon Monteith

An introduction to film history, this anthology covers the history of film from 1895. It is arranged chronologically, and each chapter contains an introduction on the key developments within the period. Various types of film history are undertaken to enable students to become familiar with different types of film historical research.

616 pages, Hardcover

First published March 27, 2008

Reviews

[Micah Spiece · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encyclopedic and accessible, this is a definitive work on film history. I just wish the writers would stop evaluating certain films and filmmakers while describing or accounting for them.