Joe Boggs,
Late, Western Kentucky University Dennis W Petrie,
Tri-State University
ISBN: 0072556269 Copyright year: 2004
New to this Edition
Questions For Analyzing…: Questions at the end of each chapter (in a shaded box) help students apply chapter concepts to the analysis of any film. For example, Ch.10 includes Questions for Analyzing Editing and Special Visual Effects.
Mini-Movie Exercise: Chapters 3 through 16 each provide students with an exercise for examining a short film or cinema sampler (part of a feature film that is virtually self-contained).
DVD Filmmaking Extras: Chapters 3 through 16 each contain an annotated list of topic-specific materials about the filmmaking process to be found on DVD versions of many movies.
Revised and Expanded Coverage of Genre Films: Chapter 14 now contains a new, less restrictive approach to genre films. Definitions have been revised and expanded including additional references from various scholars of genre films.
Updated Bibliography: New works of both scholarly and popular appeal expand and improve the listings in "Selected Bibliography and Study Materials." Available via the Online Learning Center (www.mhhe.com/awf6e)
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