Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
by Susan Hayward
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Author: Susan HaywardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-12
ISBN: 0415367824
Number of pages: 586
Publisher: Routledge
Book Reviews of Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
Book Review: A succinct, thorough guide to film theory and technique
Summary: 5 Stars
Routledge Key Guides are typically succinct, thorough, and extremely useful - and this is no exception. The articles cover a broad range of topics from simple editing techniques to sophisticated Lacanian theory. Hayward's tone is authoritative, but never pedantic. These entries are not excessively wordy and are thus useful to beginning film students, or even regular film buffs. That is not to say, however, that the book isn't useful to more advanced students. While most film students will probably own Bordwell's "Film Art", you may need to do a little digging before you find exactly what you need. This guide is very straightforward to use, so you never have to hunt around for, say, how the concept of "agency" relates to the cinema. This isn't really a replacement for a larger volume on film theory and technique, but it is a nice companion for easy access to lots of information.
The articles range from one paragraph for terms where a straightforward definition will suffice to 21 pages on psychoanalysis. Again, Hayward's goal is communication, not a dazzling display of erudition. Nothing against dense scholarly texts - this is just easily accessible by comparison.
The book is cross-indexed and each entry includes helpful tips for further reading. Add to that an extensive list of references, and three indices (films, names, and terms) and you've got a handy reference that you'll return to again and again. Whether you're trying to get a handle on the rapidly expanding world of film studies, or you're working on a paper and you need a quick reminder of what a "parallel reversal" is, this is worth picking up.
Summary of Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
Ranging from Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to Quentin Tarantino, from auteur theory to the Hollywood Blockbuster, Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts has firmly established itself as the essential guide for anyone interested in film. Now fully revised and updated for its third edition, the book includes new topical entries such as:* action movies
* art direction
* blockbusters
* Bollywood
* exploitation cinema
* female masquerade.
Providing accessible and authoritative coverage of a comprehensive range of genres, movements, theories and production terms, Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts is a must-have guide to a fascinating area of study and arguably the greatest art form of modern times.
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