An Introduction to Film StudiesJill Nelmes An Introduction to Film Studies has established itself as the leading textbook for students of cinema. This revised and updated third edition guides students through the key issues and concepts in film studies, and introduces some of the world's key national cinemas including British, Indian, Soviet and French. Written by experienced teachers in the field and lavishly illustrated with over 122 film stills and production shots, it will be essential reading for any student of film. Features of the third edition include: *full coverage of all the key topics at undergraduate level *comprehensive and up-to-date information and new case studies on recent films such as Gladiator, Spiderman, The Blair Witch Project, Fight Club, Shrekand The Matrix *annotated key readings, further viewing, website resources, study questions, a comprehensive bibliography and indexes, and a glossary of key terms will help lecturers prepare tutorials and encourage students to undertake independent study. Individual chapters include: *Film form and narrative *Spectator, audience and response *Critical approaches to Hollywood cinema: authorship, genre and stars *Animation: forms and meaning *Gender and film *Lesbian and gay cinema *British cinema *Soviet montage Cinema *French New Wave *Indian Cinema |
Contents
WARNER BROTHERS | 11 |
A US BLOCKBUSTER PRODUCTION GLADIATOR RIDLEY SCOTT 2000 | 26 |
Film audiences | 33 |
BUILDING AUDIENCES ON THE WEB FOR THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT | 39 |
CONTEMPORARY UK CRASH DAVID CRONENBERG 1996 | 45 |
Notes | 46 |
understanding cinema and storytelling | 54 |
THE BEGINNING OF KEATONS THE GENERAL 1925 | 60 |
SALLY POTTER FILMMAKER | 258 |
Gender theory and theories of masculinity | 264 |
Fatherhood and the family | 270 |
Notes | 276 |
Audiences | 282 |
Some films with gaylesbian themes | 291 |
Go FISH ROSE TROCHE 1994 | 298 |
HAPPY TOGETHER WONG KAR WAI 1997 | 304 |
Narrative | 78 |
Alternative narratives | 84 |
Further viewing | 90 |
What we can learn from Early Cinema | 97 |
The passive spectator | 105 |
PLEASURE AND EVALUATION PULP FICTION | 116 |
Mixing approaches | 124 |
Introduction | 130 |
The problems of auteur theory | 137 |
CORPORATE AUTHORSHIP INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC ILM | 148 |
Rethinking genre as metaphor | 162 |
Stars and Hollywood cinema | 169 |
JODIE FOSTER | 178 |
GENRE FORMS REALISM AND ILLUSION | 185 |
Some developments in nonfiction film | 191 |
LENI RIEFENSTAHL | 197 |
From radical documentary to docusoap and dilemma | 203 |
KEN BURNS | 209 |
ADULT ANIMATION GHOST IN THE SHELL MAMORU OSHII 1995 228 | 213 |
Early animation | 215 |
ANIMATION AS A SELFREFLEXIVE LANGUAGE GIRLS NIGHT | 221 |
Continuing to experiment | 229 |
Conclusion | 236 |
Introduction | 242 |
Feminist film theory and practice | 249 |
Key texts | 314 |
aspects of British | 321 |
Continental drift | 331 |
Community and nation | 340 |
Intermedial raids and exchanges | 346 |
WEST END GIRLS WONDERLAND 1999 AND BRIDGET JONESS | 352 |
Resource centres | 358 |
MONSOON WEDDING MIRA NAIR 2002 | 364 |
Song and dance sequences | 370 |
Gangster films | 376 |
HEY RAM KAMAL HAASAN 1999 | 382 |
Further reading | 388 |
montage | 394 |
SERGEI EISENSTEIN STRIKE 1924 BATTLESHIP Potemkin 1925 | 400 |
VSEVOLOD PUDOVKIN THE MOTHER 1926 THE END | 409 |
ESFIR SHUB THE FALL OF THE ROMANOV DYNASTY 1927 | 415 |
The French New Wave | 421 |
A BOUT DE SOUFFLE BREATHLESS JEANLUC GODARD 1960 | 428 |
LA JETÉE THE PIER CHRIS MARKER 1962 | 434 |
JeanLuc Godard | 442 |
Conclusion | 448 |
Bibliography | 469 |
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