Understanding Movies

@book{citeulike:1470380, abstract = {{<B></B> Helps readers understand how the many languages of film work together to create meaning. <B></B> Louis Giannetti organizes <I>Understanding Movies</I> around the key elements of filmmaking, including cintematography, Mise en Sc\`{e}ne, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, casting, story, screenwriting, ideology, and theory. He synthesizes every element through a complete case study: <I>Citizen Kane</I>. This book's ideas are illuminated with hundreds of high-quality still photos, more than 70 in full color, taken from movies such as <I>The Matrix, Almost Famous, jackass the movie, Chicago, Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, and Traffic</D>. New in this edition: a full section on contemporary special effects and computer generated imagery (CGI); up-to-the-minute information on new developments in film technology; more coverage of recent films and filmmakers; more ethnic diversity (including new material on the Islamic cinema); and more lavish use of color and high-quality paper. An updated Companion Website contains animations, video clips from interviews with movie professionals, and Research Navigator access to <I>New York Times</I></I> film reviews. <B></B> For everyone who wants to understand the artistry and meaning of the movies.}}, author = {Giannetti, Louis}, citeulike-article-id = {1470380}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0132336995}, keywords = {aboimages, film, lib07c, syllabus, teaching, theory}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2007-07-21 00:49:31}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{Prentice Hall}}, title = {Understanding Movies}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0132336995}, year = {2007} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1470380 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1470380 N2 - {<B></B> Helps readers understand how the many languages of film work together to create meaning. <B></B> Louis Giannetti organizes <I>Understanding Movies</I> around the key elements of filmmaking, including cintematography, Mise en Scène, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, casting, story, screenwriting, ideology, and theory. He synthesizes every element through a complete case study: <I>Citizen Kane</I>. This book's ideas are illuminated with hundreds of high-quality still photos, more than 70 in full color, taken from movies such as <I>The Matrix, Almost Famous, jackass the movie, Chicago, Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, and Traffic</D>. New in this edition: a full section on contemporary special effects and computer generated imagery (CGI); up-to-the-minute information on new developments in film technology; more coverage of recent films and filmmakers; more ethnic diversity (including new material on the Islamic cinema); and more lavish use of color and high-quality paper. An updated Companion Website contains animations, video clips from interviews with movie professionals, and Research Navigator access to <I>New York Times</I></I> film reviews. <B></B> For everyone who wants to understand the artistry and meaning of the movies.} SN - 0132336995 TI - Understanding Movies PB - {Prentice Hall} KW - aboimages KW - film KW - lib07c KW - syllabus KW - teaching KW - theory AU - Giannetti, Louis PY - 2007/02/07/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0132336995 ER -