{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-film-movies-media-and-beyond-art-technology-language-history-theory-9780195321050","title":"How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond: Art, Technology, Language, History, Theory","description":"Richard Gilman referred to \u003cem\u003eHow to Read a Film\u003c\/em\u003e as simply the best single work of its kind. And Janet Maslin in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic\u003cbr\u003eway. Indeed, since its original publication in 1977, this hugely popular book has become the definitive source on film and media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, James Monaco offers a special anniversary edition of his classic work, featuring a new preface and several new sections, including an Essential Library: One Hundred Books About Film and Media You Should Read and One Hundred Films You Should See. As in previous editions, Monaco once again\u003cbr\u003elooks at film from many vantage points, as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to other narrative media such as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, the book discusses the elements necessary to\u003cbr\u003eunderstand how films convey meaning, and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. In addition, Monaco stresses the still-evolving digital context of film throughout--one of the new sections looks at the untrustworthy nature of digital images and\u003cbr\u003esound--and his chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams, \u003cem\u003eHow to Read a Film\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable addition to the library of everyone who loves the cinema and wants to understand it better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-237915\"\u003eJames Monaco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195321050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195321057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Monaco\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, publisher, and producer. His books include \u003cem\u003eAmerican Film Now, The New Wave, The Encyclopedia of Film\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Connoisseur's Guide to the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives and works in the New York City area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699350442221,"sku":"9780195321050","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b6859a6a-7445-4c07-b5db-4faf9b4e80a1.jpg?v=1649916185","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-film-movies-media-and-beyond-art-technology-language-history-theory-9780195321050","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}