TY - BOOK AU - Corrigan, Timothy, author TI - A short guide to writing about film / T2 - The short guide series SN - 0321412281 (pbk.) AV - CIR PN 1995 C67 2007 U1 - CIR 808.066791 20 PY - 2007/// CY - New York : PB - Pearson/Longman, KW - Film criticism. N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -