Film as Social Practice

This fourth edition of a bestselling classic text has been comprehensivelyupdated and revised to bring it up to date with contemporary film analysis andnew mate... » 

This fourth edition of a bestselling classic text has been comprehensivelyupdated and revised to bring it up to date with contemporary film analysis andnew material published. Film as Social Practice follows on the heels of thewideselling third edition and presents an introduction to cinema as anindustry and entertainment form. Primarily focusing on contemporary popularcinema with examples from Classical Hollywood cinema too Graeme examines thesocial and cultural aspects of film culture such as audiences exhibitiontechnology and issues including race and gender. This fourth edition nowcontains an expanded treatment of special effects and spectacle inclusion offilm theorys discussion of the representation of race and ethnicity athorough updating of individual film references and a revised applicationschapter that includes new contemporary examples added new illustrations fromcontemporary popular cinema. Students of film studies film practice and filmtheory will find this a welcome addition to their degree course studies. «