Highlights
The most visually dynamic text on the market
Looking at Movies’ four-color design is visually attractive and makes the book fun to read. Wherever possible, frame grabs are used for in-text illustration, rather than publicity stills. Two DVDs complement the text with nearly four hours of moving-image content, including tutorials filmed specifically for Looking at Movies and an anthology of twelve short films.
Two of the tutorials, "Shot Types and Implied Proximity," and "Zoom and Moving Camera Effects," may be previewed online. Note that these previews have been compressed for online viewing. The versions available on the DVDs are high resolution and suitable for classroom presentation.
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In addition, multimedia essays, including illustrations and sound, are available on the student website.
More help with film analysis than any other text
Every element of the Looking at Movies package features pedagogy to help students in their critical viewing and analytical writing. End-of-chapter materials include “Analyzing” sections and new “Screening Checklists” that guide students’ analysis. A new chapter—“Thinking About Movies, Theory, and Meaning”—expands on the first edition’s coverage of film theory, including more material on key theories, more applied readings, more information on genre-study and film history, and an end-of-chapter “Analyzing Movies” summary that helps students begin to apply theory in their own analyses. In addition, icons in the text alert students to short tutorials on the DVDs that illustrate key concepts, thus showing students how to look at movies analytically. And a new Writing About Movies guide—packaged free with every copy of the text and available on the student website—offers additional, practical advice for writing about film.
The most sophisticated, best-integrated media package available
Two DVDs and the Looking at Movies student website offer a wide array of multimedia content that is both visually dynamic and pedagogically useful. The DVDs feature full-screen video for both self-study and in-class presentation. Web and DVD icons in the book prompt students to explore the multimedia content when appropriate.
An outstanding value
The text, DVDs, website, and writing guide package costs only $50 net—less than competing texts alone. In addition, students have the option of purchasing for half the price of the print text an eBook version of Looking at Movies. The eBook includes the supplementary DVDs and full access to the student website.
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