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Moving Pictures

An Introduction to Cinema

by Russell Sharman

Moving Pictures

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Book Description

A free and open-source introduction to the art and science of cinema. From the earliest iterations to the latest innovations, this introductory text explores the tools and techniques of mise-en-scene, narrative form, cinematography, editing, sound and acting, how each has contributed to the evolution of cinematic language, and how that evolution implicates critical issues of representation in mass media. Moving Pictures offers in-depth examination of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.

This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA). You can download Moving Pictures ebook for free in PDF format (25.5 MB).

Table of Contents

Part I
An Introduction to Cinema
Chapter 1
A Brief History of Cinema
Chapter 2
How to Watch a Movie
Chapter 3
Mise-en-Scène
Chapter 4
Narrative
Chapter 5
Cinematography
Chapter 6
Editing
Chapter 7
Sound
Chapter 8
Acting
Part II
Representation in Cinema
Chapter 9
Women in Cinema
Chapter 10
African Americans in Cinema

Book Details

Title
Moving Pictures
Subject
Art
Publisher
University of Arkansas
Published
2020
Pages
321
Edition
1
Language
English
PDF Size
25.5 MB
License
CC BY-NC-SA

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