Michael Wood
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Oxford University Press
Film: A Very Short Introduction
Pages
144Format
PaperbackRelease date
2012Publisher
Oxford University PressWeight
4 ozSize
6.7 x 0.4 x 4.3 "
Film: A Very Short Introduction is a brief history and examination of the medium of film, studying its role and impact on society, as well as its future in the digital age. Considered by many to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century, film is both a means of telling stories through images and sounds, and an instrument of illusion. Drawing on a range of examples from around the world, this VSI considers the paradoxical nature of film as a mass medium and fine art; as technology and fantasy; as documentary and fiction; and as amateur photography and film industry.
