Chapter 1: The "Staging" of Movies

• Frame from Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise: © Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1983.
• Frame from Richard Attenborough's Gandhi: © Columbia Pictures, 1982.
• Frames from Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot: © Columbia Pictures, 1981.
• Frame from John Ford's The Searchers: © Warner Bros., 1956.
• Frame from William Wyler's Ben-Hur: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
• Frame from John G. Avildsen's Rocky: © United Artists, 1976.
• Frames from Wes Anderson's Rushmore: © Buena Vista Pictures, 1998.
• Frames from Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind: © Universal Pictures, 2001.
• Frames from George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1999.

Chapter 1: The Cinematographe and Other Movie Cameras

• Frames from Lumière et Compagnie: © Fox Lorber, 1995.
• Photos of the Eyemo 35mm, Lumière Cinematographe, Mitchell 35mm Cine Camera, Parvo Cinematographe, and Technicolor Model D were supplied by the George Eastman House.
• Steadicam image courtesy of The Tiffen Company. Steadicam is a registered trademark of The Tiffen Company.

Chapter 1: Factual and Dramatic Aspects of Documentary Film

• Frames from Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North: © Pathé Exchange Inc., 1922.
• Frames from Barbara Kopple's Harlan County USA : © Cinema 5 Distributing, 1977.
• Frames from Errol Morris's The Thin Blue Line: © Miramax Films, 1988.
• Frames from Ken Burns's Jazz: © Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2001.
• Frames from Michael Moore's Roger & Me: © Warner Bros., 1989.
• Frame from Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine: © United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002.

Chapter 1: Nonfiction Films: Direct Cinema

• Frames from D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus's The War Room: © October Films, 1993.

Chapter 1: Evolution of Animation Techniques

• Frames from J. Stuart Blackton's The Enchanted Drawing: © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1900.
• Frames from Willis O'Brien's The Dinosaur and the Missing Link, a Prehistoric Tragedy: © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1915.
• Frames from Hironobu Sakaguchi and Moto Sakakibara's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: © Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures, 2001.

Chapter 1: Avant-Garde Film Machine

• Aircraft video clips: Courtesy of NASA's Dryden Aircraft Movie Collection.
  All other video footage: Courtesy of the Prelinger Archives, Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
• All music: © Flying Hands, Inc.

Chapter 2: Form and Expectations

• Frames from George Lucas's American Graffiti: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1973.

Chapter 2: Evolution of Narrative Form

• Frames from William K. L. Dickson's Fred Ott's Sneeze: © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1894.
• Frames from William Heise's The Kiss: © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1896.
• Frames from Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery: © Biograph Company, 1903.
• Frames from D. W. Griffith's An Unseen Enemy: © Biograph Company, 1912.
• Frames from Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run: © Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.
• Frames from Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day: © Columbia Pictures, 1993.
• Frames from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2001.

Chapter 2: Movies and Morality

• Frame from John Francis Dillon's Call Her Savage: © Fox Film Corporation, 1932.
• Frame from Cecil B. DeMille's The Sign of the Cross: © Paramount Pictures, 1932.
• Frames from Tod Browning's Freaks: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1932.
• Publicity stills of Freaks : Photofest.
• Frames from Howard Hughes's The Outlaw: © United Artists, 1943.
• Poster and publicity stills for The Outlaw : Photofest.
• Poster for Gerard Damiano's Deep Throat: Photofest.
• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange: © Warner Bros., 1971.

Chapter 2: Story, Plot, and Time in Film

• Frames from Christopher Nolan's Memento: © Newmarket Film Group, 2000.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's Rope: © Warner Bros. and MCA/Universal Pictures, 1948.
• Frames from Mike Figgis's Time Code: © Screen Gems Inc., 2000.
• Frames from Michael Wadleigh's Woodstock: © Warner Bros., 1970.

Chapter 2: International Cinema Auteurs

• Images of Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, David Lean, and Francois Truffaut: Photofest.

Chapter 2: The Biopic and the Historical Drama

• Image of Frida Kahlo: Photofest.
• Frames from Julie Taymor's Frida: © Miramax Films, 2002.
• Frames from Franklin J. Schaffner's Patton: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1970.
• Frames from John Wayne's The Alamo: © United Artists, 1960.
• Frames from Edward Zwick's Glory: © TriStar Pictures, 1989.

Chapter 3: Action Scenes and Kinesthetic Art

• Frames from Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: © Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.
• Frames from Yuen Wo Ping's Drunken Master: © Rim, 1978.
• Frames from Yuen Wo Ping's Iron Monkey: © Miramax Films, 1993/2001.
• Frames from Andy and Larry Wachowski's The Matrix: © Warner Bros., 1999

Chapter 3: Culture, Nation, Auteur: Four Japanese Filmmakers

• Frame from Ishirô Honda's Godzilla: © Embassy Pictures Corporation and Jewell Enterprises, 1954.
• Frame from Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies: © Central Park Media, 1988.
• Frame from Hirokazu Koreeda's Maborosi: © Milestone Film & Video, 1996.
• Frames from Yasujiro Ozu's Floating Weeds: © Altura Films S.L., 1959/1970.
• Frames from Kenji Mizoguchi's The Loyal 47 Ronin: © Shochiku Films Ltd., 1941.
• Frames from Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai: © Columbia Pictures, 1954.
• Frames from Juzo Itami's A Taxing Woman: © Original Cinema, 1987.
• Photos of Juzo Itami, Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizogucki, and Yasujiro Ozu: Photofest.

Chapter 3: Design in Historical Dramas

• Frames from Milos Forman's Amadeus: © Orion Pictures, 1984.
• Frames from D. W. Griffith's Intolerance: © Triangle Distributing Corporation, 1916.
• Frame from Abel Gance's Napoléon: © Zoetrope Studios and MCA/Universal Pictures, 1927.
• Frame from William Wyler's Ben-Hur: © Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, 1959.
• Frame from Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus: © Universal International Pictures, 1960.
• Frame from Richard Attenborough's Gandhi: © Columbia Pictures, 1982.
• Frame from Edward Zwick's Glory: © TriStar Pictures, 1989.
• Frame from Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1985.
• Frames from Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor: © Columbia Pictures and Nelson Entertainment, 1987.

Chapter 3: Composition and Mise-en-Scène

• Frame from Peter Weir's The Truman Show: © Paramount Pictures, 1998.
• Frame from William Wyler's Ben-Hur: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus: © Universal International Pictures, 1960.
• Frames from Mike Nichols's The Graduate: © Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1967.
• Frames from George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace: © 20 th Century Fox
• Film Corporation, 1999.
• Frame from Christopher Gans's Brotherhood of the Wolf: © MCA/Universal Pictures Corporation, 2001.
• Frame from John G. Avildsen's Rocky: © United Artists, 1976.
• Frame from Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise: © Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1983.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now: © United Artists, 1979.
• Frames from John Ford's The Searchers: © Warner Bros., 1956.
• Frame from Richard Attenborough's Gandhi: © Columbia Pictures, 1982.
• Frame from Marc Forster's Monster's Ball: © Lions Gate Films Inc. and Lee Daniels Entertainment, 2001.
• Frame from Sam Mendes's American Beauty: © DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 1999.

Chapter 4: The Rule of Thirds

• Photos of tanker: Robert Baird.
• Frame from Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ: © Universal Pictures, 1988.
• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus: © Universal International Pictures, 1960.
• Frame from Sam Mendes's American Beauty: © DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 1999.
• Frames from Mike Nichols's The Graduate: © Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1967.
• Frames from Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi: © New Cinema and Island Alive, 1983.
• Frames from John G. Avildsen's Rocky: © United Artists, 1976.
• Frames from Rob Cohen's The Fast and the Furious: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 2001.

Chapter 4: The Steadicam and Camera Movement

• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining: © Warner Bros., 1980.
• Frames from Antoine Fuqua's Training Day: © Warner Bros., 2001.

Chapter 4: Special Effects Companies

• Frames from Ron Howard's Willow: © Imagine Entertainment, Lucasfilm Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1988.
• Frames from Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump: © Paramount Pictures, 1994.

Chapter 4: History of Special Effects

• Frame from the Lumière brothers' The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat: © Image Entertainment, 1895.
• Frame from Georges Méliès's A Trip to the Moon: © Image Entertainment, 1902.
• Frame from Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery: © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1903.
• Photograph of Edwin S. Porter: Library of Congress.
• Sketch from Norman Dawn's The Drifter: Reproduced with permission of the American Society of Cinematographers.
• Frame from Buster Keaton's The Playhouse: © First National Playhouse Inc., 1921.
• Frame from J. J. Cohen and Fred Niblo's Ben-Hur: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1925.
• Frame from Fritz Lang's Metropolis: © Kino International, 1927.
• Frame from Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's King Kong: © Janus Films, RKO Radio Pictures Inc., Radio Pictures, and Sanford Productions , 1933.
• Frame from Irving Pichel's Destination Moon: © Eagle-Lion Films Inc., 1950.
• Frame from Cecil B. DeMille's Ten Commandments: © Paramount Pictures, 1956.
• Frame from Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts: © Columbia Pictures, 1963.
• Frame from George Lucas's Star Wars: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1977.
• Frame from Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan: © Paramount Pictures, 1982.
• Frame from Barry Levinson's Young Sherlock Holmes: © Paramount Pictures, 1985.
• Frame from Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1993.
• Frame from John Lassetter's Toy Story: © Buena Vista Pictures, 1995.

Chapter 5: Vocal Performances in Film: Recording Technology and Techniques

• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now: © United Artists, 1979.

Chapter 5: The Star System and "Star Vehicles"

• Photoplay cover image: Photofest.
• Frames from John McTiernan's The Last Action Hero: © Columbia Pictures, 1993.
• Frame from Steven Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 2000.
• Frames from William Wyler's Roman Holiday: © Paramount Pictures, 1953.
• Frames from Roger Michell's Notting Hill: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1999.
• Frames from Mike Newell's Four Weddings and a Funeral: © Gramercy Pictures, 1994.

Chapter 5: Naturalistic and Nonnaturalistic Performances

• Frames from Julien Temple's Earth Girls Are Easy: © Vestron Pictures, 1988.
• Frame from Chuck Russell's The Mask: © New Line Cinema, 1994.
• Frame from Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 2000.
• Frames from James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein: © Universal Pictures, 1935.
• Frame from Franklin J. Schaffner's Planet of the Apes: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1968.
• Frames from Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2001.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married: © TriStar Pictures, 1986.
• Frames from Joel Cohen's Raising Arizona: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1987.
• Frames from Mike Figgis's Leaving Las Vegas: © United Artists, 1995.

Chapter 5: The Kuleshov Effect

• Frames from Carl Reiner's Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid: © Universal Pictures, 1982.
• Frames from Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous: © DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2000.

Chapter 5: Contemporary Treatments of Race in Popular Cinema

• Frames from James Clavell's To Sir, with Love: © Columbia Pictures, 1967.
• Frames from Stanley Kramer's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: © Warner Bros., 1967.
• Frames from Antoine Fuqua's Training Day: © Warner Bros., 2001.

Chapter 6: Editing Techniques

• Frames from Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai: © Columbia Pictures, 1954.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula: © Columbia Pictures, 1992.
• Frames from Julie Taymor's Frida: © Miramax Films, 2002.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: © Paramount Pictures, 1972.

Chapter 6: Editing Technology

• Image of Phillip Martin and Carl Sandburg: Library of Congress, American Memory Collection, Office of War Information Photography Collection.
• Frames from Brian DePalma's Blow Out: © Filmways, 1981.

Chapter 6: The 180-Degree Rule

• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo: © Paramount Pictures, 1958.

Chapter 7: African American Filmmakers

• Frames from Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates: © Micheaux Book & Film Company, 1920.
• Images of Julie Dash, Carl Franklin, Albert and Allen Hughes, Spike Lee, Oscar Micheaux, Gordon Parks, Melvin van Peebles, and John Singleton: Photofest.

Chapter 7: Voice Acting

• Frames from Michael Corrente's A Shot at Glory: © Mac Releasing LLC, 2000.
• Frames from Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer: © Columbia Pictures, 1979.
• Frames from Mike Nichols's Silkwood: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1983.
• Frames from Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1985.

Chapter 7: Foley Sounds and Other Sound Effects

• Frames and sound clips from Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1993.
• Frames and sound clips from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: © Paramount Pictures, 1972.

Chapter 7: Foley Sounds and Other Sound Effects

• Frames and sound clips from Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire : © TriStar pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996.
• Frames and sound clips from Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous: © DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2000.

Frame Sequence Animations

• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey : © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• Frames from Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie: © Studio Canal and Miramax Films, 2001.
• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: © Warner Brothers, 1975.
• Frames from Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast: © Lopert Pictures Corporation, 1946.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds: © Universal Pictures, 1963.
• Frames from Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: © Warner Brothers, 1982.
• Frames from Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde: © Warner Brothers, 1967.
• Frames from Terry Gilliam's Brazil: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation and Universal Pictures, 1985.
• Frames from Robert Zemeckis's Cast Away: © 20 th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2000.
• Frames from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1989.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: © Paramount Pictures, 1972.
• Frames from Edwn S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery : © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1903.
• Frames from William Heise's The Kiss : © Edison Manufacturing Company, 1896.
• Frames from Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor: © Columbia Pictures, 1987.
• Frames from Max Ophüls's Lola Montès: © Uniscope, 1955.
• Frames from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge: © Bazmark Films and 20 th Century Fox Film
• Corporation, 2001.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
• Frames from Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc: © Société générale des films, 1928.
• Frames from Robert Altman's The Player: © Fine Line Features, 1992.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho : © Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, 1960.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window: © Paramount Pictures, 1954.
• Frames from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Red Shoes: © Eagle-Lion Distributors, Ltd., 1948.
• Frames from Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run: © Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.
• Frames from Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan: © Paramount Pictures, 1998.
• Frames from Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlet Empress: © Paramount Pictures, 1934.
• Frames from Auguste and Louis Lumière's Snowball Fight : © Kino International, 1896.

Opening-Page Ilustrations

• Frames from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey : © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• Frames from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now: © Zoetrope Studios and United Artists, 1978.
• Frame from Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing: © MCA/Universal Pictures, 1989.
• Frame from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: © Paramount Pictures, 1972.
• Frame from Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter: © United Artists, 1955.
• Frames from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho : © Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, 1960.
• Frames from Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run: © Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

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