An Introduction to Film Analysis

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Technique and Meaning in Narrative Film

By Professor Michael Ryan and Dr Melissa Lenos

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An Introduction to Film Analysis by Professor Michael Ryan and Dr Melissa Lenos offers a comprehensive exploration of the techniques and concepts essential for understanding and interpreting films. The book delves into the formal elements of cinema, including narrative structure, cinematography, editing, and sound, providing readers with the analytical tools needed to critically engage with films. It's an essential guide for those interested in the philosophical and psychological aspects of film analysis.
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You might find this book appealing if you're interested in delving into the philosophical and psychological dimensions of film. It offers insightful analysis into the technical and thematic elements that make films a significant cultural and artistic force.

An Introduction to Film Analysis

"This updated textbook provides students with instruction in how to analyze film images for the meanings they contain"--

This updated textbook provides students with instruction in how to analyze film images for the meanings they contain.

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An Introduction to Film Analysis is designed to introduce students to filmmaking techniques while also providing an invaluable guide to film interpretation. It takes readers step by step through:

the basic technical terms
shot-by-shot analyses of film sequences
set design, composition, editing, camera work, post-production, art direction, and more

Each chapter provides clear examples and full colour images from classic as well as contemporary films.

Ryan and Lenos's updated edition introduces students to the different kinds of lenses and their effects, the multiple possibilities of lighting, and the way post-production modifies images through such processes as saturation and desaturation. Students will learn to ask why the camera is placed where it is, why an edit occurs where it does, or why the set is designed in a certain way.

The second section of the book focuses on critical analysis, introducing students to the various approaches to film, from psychology to history, with new analysis on postcolonial, transnational, and Affect Theory.

New to this edition is a third section featuring several in-depth analyses of films to put into practice what comes before: The Birds, The Shining, Vagabond, In the Mood for Love, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

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An Introduction to Film Analysis by Professor Michael Ryan and Dr Melissa Lenos receives praise for its clarity and depth in illustrating how narrative cinema creates meaning for viewers. The book is commended for its lucid writing and diverse examples, effectively guiding students to understand and analyse film technique from various perspectives. Its inclusion of instructive photography and detailed discussions of films ranging from historical to contemporary, independent, and global cinema makes it an engaging resource for students. The authors provide valuable tools for educators, encouraging students to develop their analytical skills and articulate their reactions to films.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501318542

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 296 color illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 498g

Pages: 288

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Arts & Culture Dr Melissa Lenos Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Professor Michael Ryan

About the Author

Michael Ryan is Emeritus Professor in the Center for the Arts at Temple University, USA. His books include Marxism and Deconstruction (1982), Politics and Culture (1989), Camera Politica (1988), An Introduction to Criticism (2012), and Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction (2017). His book, Politics and Evolution: Conservatism and Liberalism in Human History, is forthcoming. He is at work on a book entitled The Politics of Form.

Melissa Lenos is Chair of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Donnelly College in Kansas City, USA. Her primary areas of research are narratology and media pedagogy and her work has appeared in Cinema Journal: In Focus, Antenna, and In Media Res. She is co-author (with Kevin L. Ferguson) of the forthcoming Generation X: The Popular Culture that Defined the MTV Generation.