Writing About Movies (Fourth Edition)

Synopsis

Part I: Preparing To Write. The Challenges Of Writing About Movies ; Looking At Movies ; Formal Analysis ; Cultural Analysis -- Part Ii: The Writing Process. Generating Ideas ; Researching Movies ; Developing Your Thesis ; Considering Structure And Organization ; Attending To Style ; Revising Your Work -- Part Iii: Illustrated Glossary Of Film Terms ; Shorthand Notation For Screenings. Karen M. Gocsik, University Of California, San Diego, Richard Barsam, Emeritus, Hunter College, Dave Monahan, University Of North Carolina, Wilmington. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.