Film : a very short introduction / Michael Wood.
Considered by some to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century, film has come to encompass many things-a record of events, a modern mythology, a hobby, a career, and an entire industry-but it is, above all, a means of telling stories through images and sounds. In this Very Short Introductio...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
300. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | Considered by some to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century, film has come to encompass many things-a record of events, a modern mythology, a hobby, a career, and an entire industry-but it is, above all, a means of telling stories through images and sounds. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood provides a brief history and examination of the nature of the medium of film, its role and impact on society, and its future in the digital age. --Book Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191576042 0191775827 9780191576041 9780191775826 |