From screen kisses to gender roles, this volume explores the interaction between the movies and the society of which they are a part. Students are introduced to the elements of film - the shot, the cut, the soundtrack - and they are encouraged to think seriously about the means by which these elements shape an audience's understanding of the narrative. On a larger scale, students are asked to consider how a film can influence its viewer even after the last reel has run out - and the way that societal changes radically alter the course of film history.
- ISBN10 0072407158
- ISBN13 9780072407150
- Publish Date 31 December 2002 (first published 1 January 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Companies
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 259
- Language English