Film Studies, second edition

An Introduction

Ed Sikov

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Columbia University Press
09 June 2020

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema

Series: Film and Culture Series

"Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and critic. He treats a number of fundamental factors in filmmaking, including editing, composition, lighting, the use of color and sound, and narrative. His description of mise-en-scene helps readers grasp the significance of montage, which in turn reveals the importance of a director's use of camera movement.

Film Studies is designed for courses on film history, film theory, and popular culture. Its straightforward explanations of core critical concepts, practical advice, and technical, visual, and aesthetic aspects anchor the reader's understanding of the formal language and anatomy of film and the techniques of film analysis.

The second edition of this best-selling textbook adds two new chapters: ""Film and Ideology,"" which covers how to read a film's political and social content, and other key topics in film theory, and ""Film Studies in the Age of Digital Cinema,"" which explores the central problems of studying film when ""film"" itself is no longer the medium."

By: Ed Sikov
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9780231195935
ISBN 10: 0231195931
Series: Film and Culture Series
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 June 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface: What This Book Is—and What It’s Not Introduction: Representation and Reality 1. Mise-en-Scene: Within the Image 2. Mise-en-Scene: Camera Movement 3. Mise-en-Scene: Cinematography 4. Editing: From Shot to Shot 5. Sound 6. Narrative: From Scene to Scene 7. From Screenplay to Film 8. Filmmakers 9. Performance 10. Genre 11. Special Effects 12. Film and Ideology 13. Film Studies in the Era of Digital Cinema 14. Putting It Together: A Model 8- to 10-Page Paper Glossary Acknowledgments Index

Ed Sikov has taught at Haverford College, Colorado College, and Columbia University. He is the author of seven books, including Laughing Hysterically: American Screen Comedy of the 1950s (Columbia, 1994).

Reviews for Film Studies, second edition: An Introduction

Sikov is remarkably clear in his explanation of the technical elements of film as well as conceptual matters. Film Studies makes conceptually challenging material part of the introductory experience. -- Katherine Fusco, author of <i>Silent Film and U.S. Naturalist Literature: Time, Narrative, and Modernity</i>