Film: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Wood Oxford University Press

Film: A Very Short Introduction

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Release date

2012

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Weight

4 oz

Size

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.