A short guide to writing about film /
Corrigan, Timothy, author
A short guide to writing about film / Timothy J. Corrigan. - Sixth edition. - New York : Pearson/Longman, 2007. - xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - The short guide series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.
Writing about the movies -- Beginning to think, preparing to watch, and starting to write -- Film terms and topics for film analysis and writing -- Six approaches to writing about film -- Style and structure in writing -- Researching the movies -- Manuscript form.
A Short Guide to Writing about Film, Sixth Edition, introduces students to the terms and major theories they need to know to think and write critically about film. It also provides a complete guide to film writing, from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. With numerous student and professional examples, A Short Guide to Writing about Film moves from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, demonstrating how analysis of a film becomes more subtle and rigorous as part of the compositional process.
In English text.
0321412281 (pbk.)
Film criticism.
CIR PN 1995 / C67 2007
CIR 808.066791 / C817s 2007
A short guide to writing about film / Timothy J. Corrigan. - Sixth edition. - New York : Pearson/Longman, 2007. - xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. - The short guide series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.
Writing about the movies -- Beginning to think, preparing to watch, and starting to write -- Film terms and topics for film analysis and writing -- Six approaches to writing about film -- Style and structure in writing -- Researching the movies -- Manuscript form.
A Short Guide to Writing about Film, Sixth Edition, introduces students to the terms and major theories they need to know to think and write critically about film. It also provides a complete guide to film writing, from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. With numerous student and professional examples, A Short Guide to Writing about Film moves from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, demonstrating how analysis of a film becomes more subtle and rigorous as part of the compositional process.
In English text.
0321412281 (pbk.)
Film criticism.
CIR PN 1995 / C67 2007
CIR 808.066791 / C817s 2007