Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Part 1 Film Art and Filmmaking - - 1. Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business -- Part 2 Film F orm -- 2. The Significance of Film Form -- 3. Narrative Form -- Part 3 Film Style -- 4. The Shot: Mise-en-Scene -- 5. The Shot: Cinematography -- 6. The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing -- 7. Sound in the Cinema -- 8. Summary: Style as a Formal System -- Part 4 Types of Films -- 9. Film Genres -- 10. Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films -- Par t 5 Critical Analysis of Films -- 11. Film Criticism: Sample Analyses - - Appendix: Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film -- Part 6 Film Histor y -- 12. Historical Changes in Film Art: Conventions and Choices, Tradi tion and Trends -- Glossary -- Credits -- Recommended DVD and Blu-Ray S upplements.

"Studying the arts isn't only about learning facts and concepts eith er, although both are important. In addition, studying the arts broaden s our tastes. In eleven editions of Film Art, we've made reference to m any well-known films but also to many that you've probably never heard of. This is part of our plan.We want to show that the world of cinema t eems with a great many unexpected pleasures, and we hope to get you cur ious"-- Provided by publisher.