Film Art: An Introduction: 2026 Release ISE

About The Authors

Preface

PART ONE • Film Art and Filmmaking

1. Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business

PART TWO • Film Form

2. The Significance of Film Form

3. Narrative Form

PART THREE • Film Style

4. The Shot: Mise-en-Scene

5. The Shot: Cinematography

6. The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing

7. Sound in the Cinema

8. Summary: Style and Film Form

PART FOUR • Types of Films

9. Film Genres

10. Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

PART FIVE • Critical Analysis of Films

11. Film Criticism: Sample Analyses

PART SIX • Film Art and Film History

12. Historical Changes in Film Art: Conventions and Choices, Tradition and Trends

Glossary

Index

Optional Chapters (available through Create and Connect's ebook)

• Film Adaptations (supported by SmartBook)

• Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film

• Additional Resources for "Film As Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business"

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, Film Art has been the best-selling and most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods and countries, the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film, in any genre. In-depth examples deepen students' appreciation for how creative choices by filmmakers affect what viewers experience and how they respond. Film Art is generously illustrated with more than 1,000 frame enlargements taken directly from completed films, providing concrete illustrations of key concepts, including the latest on digital film-making and the artistic and commercial implications of streaming. McGraw Hill's Connect® program includes invaluable tutorials featuring canonic film clips from the Criterion Collection.