Film Theory

Author : Rushton, Richard,Bettinson, Gary
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780335234233

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What Is Film Theory? by Rushton, Richard,Bettinson, Gary Pdf

'What is Film Theory? is an introduction to the key elements of film theory. So, what is film theory as a subject? Film studies is divided in to key subjects and themes: there's film art which looks at the aesthetics of film; cinema studies which looks at institutions, films themeselves and the industry; film theory which looks at the concepts, philosophies and disciplines which underline film studies. As such, the book will look at subjects including semiotics and strucutalism, psychoanalysis, formalist film theory, cognitive approaches and neoformalism. In the light of the readers' reports it will also address more 'cultural' issues such as queer theory, ethnicity, postcolonialism and world cinema..

Author : Sue Thornham
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814782446

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Feminist Film Theory by Sue Thornham Pdf

For the past twenty-five years, cinema has been a vital terrain on which feminist debates about culture, representation, and identity have been fought. This anthology charts the history of those debates, bringing together the key, classic essays in feminist film theory. Feminist Film Theory maps the impact of major theoretical developments on this growing field-from structuralism and psychoanalysis in the 1970s, to post-colonial theory, queer theory, and postmodernism in the 1990s. Covering a wide range of topics, including oppressive images, "woman" as fetishized object of desire, female spectatorship, and the cinematic pleasures of black women and lesbian women, Feminist Film Theory is an indispensable reference for scholars and students in the field. Contributors include Judith Butler, Carol J. Clover, Barbara Creed, Michelle Citron, Mary Ann Doane, Teresa De Lauretis, Jane Gaines, Christine Gledhill, Molly Haskell, bell hooks, Claire Johnston, Annette Kuhn, Julia Lesage, Judith Mayne, Tania Modleski, Laura Mulvey, B. Ruby Rich, Kaja Silverman, Sharon Smith, Jackie Stacey, Janet Staiger, Anna Marie Taylor, Valerie Walkerdine, and Linda Williams.

Author : Thomas Elsaesser,Malte Hagener
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135967062

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Film Theory by Thomas Elsaesser,Malte Hagener Pdf

What is the relationship between cinema and spectator? That is the central question for film theory, and renowned film scholars Thomas Elsaesser and Malte Hagener use this question to guide students through all of the major film theories – from the classical period to today – in this insightful, engaging book. Every kind of cinema (and film theory) imagines an ideal spectator, and then imagines a certain relationship between the mind and body of that spectator and the screen. Using seven distinctive configurations of spectator and screen that move progressively from ‘exterior’ to ‘interior’ relationships, the authors retrace the most important stages of film theory from 1945 to the present, from neo-realist and modernist theories to psychoanalytic, ‘apparatus’, phenomenological and cognitivist theories.

Author : Ruth Doughty,Christine Etherington-Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350306462

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Understanding Film Theory by Ruth Doughty,Christine Etherington-Wright Pdf

This essential core textbook provides an approachable and extensive introduction to film theory, written by two highly experienced senior lecturers. Bringing a fresh, contemporary and accessible approach to what is often perceived to be a challenging and old-fashioned area of film studies that requires time and effort to grasp, the text illustrates why theory is important and demonstrates how it can be applied in a meaningful way. The book's sixteen chapters are clear and comprehensive and provide an insight into the main areas of debate, using clear definitions and explaining complex ideas succinctly. The ideal entry point for any student studying film, the book is designed for use on courses on film theory on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes within film, cinema, media and cultural studies. New to this Edition: - An expanded introduction, plus a new chapter looking at Adaptation - Contemporary case studies exploring popular and topical films, such as The Hunger Games (2012), Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) and The Lego Movie (2014) - An expanded introduction, plus a new chapter looking at Adaptation - Additional genre-based case study on the British Gangster film - Additional actor-basedcase study on Ryan Gosling - A greater focus throughout on the relevance of film theory to students undertaking practical film degrees and units

Author : Robert Stam
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781119491576

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Film Theory by Robert Stam Pdf

This book is a lively and provoking introduction to film theory. It is suitable for students from any discipline but is particularly aimed at students studying film and literature as it examines issues common to both subjects such as realism, illusionism, narration, point of view, style, semiotics, psychoanalysis and multiculturalism. It also includes coverage of theorists common to both, Barthes, Lacan and Bakhtin among others. Robert Stam, renowned for his clarity of writing, will also include studies of cinema specialists providing readers with a depth of reference not generally available outside the field of film studies itself. Other material covered includes film adaptations of works of literature and analogies between literary and film criticism.

Author : J. Dudley Andrew
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1984-03-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780198020516

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Concepts in Film Theory by J. Dudley Andrew Pdf

Concepts in Film Theory is a continuation of Dudley Andrew's classic, The Major Film Theories. In writing now about contemporary theory, Andrew focuses on the key concepts in film study -- perception, representation, signification, narrative structure, adaptation, evaluation, identification, figuration, and interpretation. Beginning with an introductory chapter on the current state of film theory, Andrew goes on to build an overall view of film, presenting his own ideas on each concept, and giving a sense of the interdependence of these concepts. Andrew provides lucid explanations of theories which involve perceptual psychology and structuralism; semiotics and psychoanalysis; hermeneutics and genre study. His clear approach to these often obscure theories enables students to acquire the background they need to enrich their understanding of film -- and of art.

Author : Noel King,Constantine Verevis,Deane Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Film criticism
ISBN : OCLC:829059258

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Australian Film Theory and Criticism: Interviews by Noel King,Constantine Verevis,Deane Williams Pdf

The first part of a planned three-volume work devoted to mapping the transnational history of Australian film studies, Australian Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 1 provides an overview of the period between 1975 and 1990, during which the discipline first became established in the academy, tracing critical positions and personnel.

Author : Edward Branigan,Warren Buckland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136472633

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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory by Edward Branigan,Warren Buckland Pdf

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an international reference work representing the essential ideas and concepts at the centre of film theory from the beginning of the twentieth century, to the beginning of the twenty-first. When first encountering film theory, students are often confronted with a dense, interlocking set of texts full of arcane terminology, inexact formulations, sliding definitions, and abstract generalities. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory challenges these first impressions by aiming to make film theory accessible and open to new readers. Edward Branigan and Warren Buckland have commissioned over 50 scholars from around the globe to address the difficult formulations and propositions in each theory by reducing these difficult formulations to straightforward propositions. The result is a highly accessible volume that clearly defines, and analyzes step by step, many of the fundamental concepts in film theory, ranging from familiar concepts such as ‘Apparatus’, ‘Gaze’, ‘Genre’, and ‘Identification’, to less well-known and understood, but equally important concepts, such as Alain Badiou’s ‘Inaesthetics’, Gilles Deleuze’s ‘Time-Image’, and Jean-Luc Nancy’s ‘Evidence’. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory is an ideal reference book for undergraduates of film studies, as well as graduate students new to the discipline.

Author : Constance Penley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135201050

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Feminism and Film Theory by Constance Penley Pdf

First published in 1988. Feminism and Film Theory traces the major issues in feminist film theory as they have evolved over the last decade. Comprised of essays that are classics of this intellectually sophisticated area of cultural studies, Feminism and Film Theory makes available much sought after essays that are often difficult to find. Empha­sizing the polemical challenge of feminism to film theory, this anthology forces us to reconsider film theory's most basic ideas about genre, narrative, image, spec­tatorship, and audience. The essays offer a model for a politically engaged critique of contemporary thought. Feminism and Film Theory will be of great interest to students and scholars concerned with film, critical theory, art and media, cultural studies, or feminism.

Author : Marc Furstenau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415493226

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The Film Theory Reader by Marc Furstenau Pdf

"The Film Theory Reader brings together a range of key theoretical texts, organized thematically to emphasise the development of specific critical concepts and theoretical models in the field of film theory.

Author : Philip Simpson,Andrew Utterson,Karen J. Shepherdson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 041525972X

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Film Theory by Philip Simpson,Andrew Utterson,Karen J. Shepherdson Pdf

Author : Béla Balázs
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1845456602

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Béla Balázs by Béla Balázs Pdf

Béla Balázs was a Hungarian Jewish film theorist, author, screenwriter and film director who was at the forefront of Hungarian literary life before being forced into exile for Communist activity after 1919. His German-language theoretical essays on film date from the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, the period of his early exile in Vienna and Berlin."--Pub. desc.

Author : Richard Rushton,Gary Bettinson
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780335240388

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EBOOK: What Is Film Theory? by Richard Rushton,Gary Bettinson Pdf

"...[A]uthoritative, always engaged, and grounded in the detailed study of well chosen films. This is an exceptionally useful introduction, and good to read." Professor James Donald, The University of New South Wales, Australia This engaging and accessible book explores major debates in contemporary film theory, providing a detailed introduction to the central arguments advanced by film theorists since the 1960s. What is Film Theory? outlines the discipline's key theoretical concepts, perspectives, and traditions, and critically examines the assertions posited by exemplary film theorists and philosophers of film. A step-by-step approach to these issues guides the reader through the central topics of film theory. Beginning with a discussion of structuralism and semiotics, and moving through debates on psychoanalysis, feminism, Screen theory, and cultural studies, the authors then examine the perspectives of 'post-theory', cognitivism, and historical poetics, as well as recent developments such as audience research and the 'cinema of attractions'. Analysis of the major theories is supported with detailed and wide-ranging case studies of particular films, including Singin' in the Rain, The Searchers, Tout va bien, Jaws, Do the Right Thing, Brokeback Mountain, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. These case studies are accompanied by a series of illustrative film and production stills. What is Film Theory? is indispensable reading for all students of Film and Media Studies, as well as for general readers interested in the debates which have defined film theory.

Author : Constance Penley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135201067

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Feminism and Film Theory by Constance Penley Pdf

First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jim Collins,Ava Preacher Collins,Hilary Radner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135216450

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Film Theory Goes to the Movies by Jim Collins,Ava Preacher Collins,Hilary Radner Pdf

Film Theory Goes to the Movies fills the gap in film theory literature which has failed to analyze high-grossing blockbusters. The contributors in this volume, however, discuss such popular films as The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With Wolves, Terminator II, Pretty Woman, Truth or Dare, Mystery Train, and Jungle Fever. They employ a variety of critical approaches, from industry analysis to reception study, to close readings informed by feminist, deconstructive and postmodernist theory, as well as recent developments in African American and gay and lesbian criticism. An important introduction to contemporary Hollywood, this anthology will be of interest to those involved in the fields of film theory, literary theory, popular culture, and women's studies.