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.