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How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media

Author
James Monaco
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place
New York, NY
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
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Abstract

How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media. Contents follow: Film as an Art, Technology: Image and Sound, The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax, The Shape of Film History, Film Theory: Form and Function, Media, Appendix I: A Standard Glossary for Film and Media Criticism, Appendix II: Reading About Film and Media, Appendix III: Film and Media: A Chronology, and Index.
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James Monaco. How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media. Oxford University Press. 1977.

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How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media. Contents follow: Film as an Art, Technology: Image and Sound, The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax, The Shape of Film History, Film Theory: Form and Function, Media, Appendix I: A Standard Glossary for Film and Media Criticism, Appendix II: Reading About Film and Media, Appendix III: Film and Media: A Chronology, and Index.

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