An introduction to film

by Vivian C. Thomas. Sobchack; Sobchack

While the overall purpose of this respected text is to teach students to think and write critically about film, it does so by considering the role that the movie industry itself has had in forging the dominant conventions in film aesthetics.

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Chriss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was my bible when it came to film in the late 1980's and I used it as a reference in almost every term paper written through college. The main genre's were mentioned with the key films of the early days along with modern day examples. I found this a fascinating read even if it was educational.

[Jenny Webb · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was fine in terms of an introduction, but it just felt really outdated for a film course being taught in 2002. Which is more a problem with the course than the book.

[maha]

To any librarian who can fix the information, the first author is Thomas Sohchack. I've noticed that Vivian C. Sobchack is mentioned twice on the author list.