Film Theory for Beginners

by Richard Osborne, Angie Brew (Illustrator)

Overview

This highly original and informative guide to the origins and development of film theory will be an indispensable tool for all students. It describes and contextualises the origins and development of film theory in the 20th century, and discusses all of the major movements and ideas. From the Lumiere brothers through to Tarantino and the postmodern movement, all of the major aspects of film will be analysed. Film theory will be distinguished from film criticism and all of the important theoretical movements that have influenced thinking about film will be explained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780956267863
Publisher:	Zidane Press
Publication date:	10/24/2014
Edition description:	UK ed.
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Richard Osborne in the author of many internationally bestselling books from Philosophy for Beginners (Random House) to Megawords (Sage) and most recently Art Theory for Beginners (Zidane Press) . His proven track record in distilling information and presenting it in highly accessible, but not simplified, form is demonstrated in the global success of the previous works. Sociology for Beginners (Introducing Sociology) is used in over 50 countries, and most recently published in China.

Dr Angela Brew is an artist, drawing teacher and researcher based in London.

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She studied for her PhD in drawing and cognition at CCW (Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon) Graduate School, UAL.

She runs the Brew International Drawing School, is co-founder of Thinking through Drawing, and is a member of The Centre for Drawing, UAL.

Read an Excerpt

Film theory is an enormous, very complicated topic, Film theory for Beginners is intended to be a general introduction tp some of the basic ideas and theorists.

Editorial Reviews

This is easily the best introduction to film theory I have read. It is concise and at the same time far reaching in scope, covering all the relevant theories as the science and art of film developed over time.

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