This introductory title aims to make ideas and procedures in film studies more accessible. The title is organized around story, character and spectacle. Each chapter makes references to two films, contemporary and diverse. The author also uses study of specific sequences of film. Throughout the emphasis is placed on how meaning is made in the interaction between film "text" and spectator. The close study of specific film text is also used as the basis for opening up broader issues and ideas in film studies.
- ISBN10 085170798X
- ISBN13 9780851707983
- Publish Date 1 February 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 August 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint BFI Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 158
- Language English