Research Guides: Film and Television 6A: History of the American Motion Picture: Film Analysis Basics

Help with Film Analysis

These general textbooks can assist with analyzing films (mise en scene, editing, etc.), and provide examples for drafting film criticism.

Film Art by David Bordwell; Kristin Thompson; Jeff Smith
ISBN: 9781260056082
Date: 2018-10-01
Older editions of this text are also available.
A Short Guide to Writing about Film by Timothy Corrigan
ISBN: 9780321965240
Date: 2014-07-13
Older editions also available.
The Film Experience by Timothy Corrigan; Patricia White
ISBN: 9781319059514
Date: 2017-11-10
Understanding Movies by Louis Giannetti
ISBN: 9780205856169
Date: 2013-06-26
The Art of Watching Films by Dennis W. Petrie; Joe Boggs
ISBN: 9780073514284
Date: 2017-10-17
Older editions also available.
Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film by Stephen R. Prince
ISBN: 9780205211029
Date: 2012-01-26
Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film by Richard Meran Barsam; Dave Monahan
ISBN: 9780393644999
Date: 2019-01-01
Cinema Studies: the Key Concepts by Susan Hayward
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ISBN: 9780415538138
Date: 2013-02-08
E-book version