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The second century of movie history has just begun, and already
the entire process of making, exhibiting, and archiving movies
is fast becoming a digital enterprise. As the technology for
making movies continues to evolve, however, the principles
of film art remain essentially the same. The things you learn about
these principles and the analytical skills you hone as you read
Looking at Movies will help you look at motion pictures intelligently
and perceptively throughout your life, no matter which medium
delivers those pictures to you.
Similarly, your study of movies
shouldn’t be limited to
the pages of the book that you bought at the beginning of the
course. Taking full advantage of the interactive possibilities
of the web, Looking at Movies Online offers
a flexible online environment where you can test your knowledge
of film form and
explore film topics in greater depth. The features of the site
are described below.
Site Features
- Discovery Modules explore
topics in greater depth, offering animated still sequences,
audio files,
interactive activities, and resources for further research
on the topic.
- Frame Sequence Animations provide
shorthand versions of shots or scenes for close analysis.
- Learning Objectives review
the main thematic and content points in the textbook.
- Quizzes provide
over 250 questions to test your knowledge of the major principles
of film form.
- Timelines document
the major developments in film history.
- Case Studies (one
per chapter) provide sample in-depth analyses of seven major
films.
- Writing about Movies is
an online version of the text's chapter on the topic.
- Glossary
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