Film Art: An Introduction

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McGraw-Hill Companies, 1997 - Motion pictures - 496 pages
Seeks to introduce the reader to the aesthetics of film.

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Contents

Social Factors in Film Production
10
Implications of Different Modes of Film Production
26
Notes and Queries
33
Copyright

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TitleFilm Art: An Introduction
Film Art: An Introduction Series
AuthorsDavid Bordwell, Kristin Thompson
ContributorKristin Thompson
Edition5, illustrated
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies, 1997
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedApr 14, 2008
ISBN0070066345, 9780070066342
Length496 pages
  
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