Film, Form and Culture

by Robert P. Kolker

Pictorial paperback 1999 214p. 9.25x6.25x0.50 + CD Explains How Film Works and Explores the Interaction Between the Movies and Society of Which they are a Part. How the Shot, the Cut, the Score and more.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, Reference

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Robert Phillip Kolker, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, taught cinema studies for almost 50 years. He is author of A Cinema of Loneliness, The Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and the Reimagining of Cinema, and editor of 2001: A Space Odyssey: New Essays and The Oxford Handbook of Film and Media Studies.

Reviews

[Anne Francia Chavez · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love movies. they are my second most favorite interests, next to books and printed media. this book is fascinating.

[Diz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an introductory text to film studies. For those who are new to film studies, there are some interesting insights on film editing, film and culture studies, and directorial style.

[Zeynep · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu kitap, filmleri sadece izlemek değil, onların ardındaki kültürü, ideolojiyi ve duyguları okumak için bambaşka bir göz kazandırıyor. Türlerin nasıl dönüştüğünü ve sinemanın bize aslında neler anlattığını görmek açısından keyifliydi.

[John Bleasdale · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good solid text book

[Supoorna · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very comprehensive and interesting introduction to the field, particularly for novices such as myself!! Thumbs up!!! :-)

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

KSKS

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seems like an informative primer.