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Film Art w/ Film Viewer's Guide and Tutorial CD-ROM
by David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson
from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
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Why it is good?
I was taking a intro to audio class and my teacher who worked in the sound industry has recommended this book for all kinds of reasons. Starting from story boarding to angle shots and sounds, and all kinds of very interesting information that just cannot be covered by me talking.
Very awesome book and whoever is in the industry should try using it.
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Good background info ... could use some improvements ... 
We used this as our textbook for a course on "The Art of Film" at my university. It's packed with a lot of great detail, obviously written by someone who knows and loves the subject. The problem is that it's not as well organized as it could be. For example, the authors will make a comment along the lines of "there are three important reasons why X works the way it does." Then you spend the next 28 pages trying to find the three reasons (since you KNOW you're going to be tested on this), which are usually... more info
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Will change how you watch movies!
This is one of the best introductions to film studies. The bulk of the book is about the formal analysis of film, from genre, to editing, staging, sound, and mise-en-scene. Although this is an introductory book, it goes very in-depth into all the formal elements of film-making. All terms are carefully defined with many examples. Film has its own "language," and this book helps readers to understand that language. After reading this book, you will never watch a film in the same way again. It will vastly... more info
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excellent book for introductory level film students
This book is excellent for the fundemental understanding of film and its various stages. It allows readers to look at films through the eyes of filmmakers and critics alike. It simply allows you to understand how films work, as well as provide a summerized yet thorough hisotry of early film all over the world. The book provides readers with movie titles that are important in the developement and influence for movies today. Overall, the book is worth every penny for those who are looking for a detailed... more info
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