Preface

Part One: Film Art and Filmmaking
Chapter 1. Putting Films on Screen

Part Two: Film Form
Chapter 2. The Significance of Film Form
Chapter 3. Narrative as a Formal System

Part Three: Film Style
Chapter 4. The Shot: Mise-en-Scene
Chapter 5. The Shot: Cinematography
Chapter 6. The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing
Chapter 7. Sound in the Cinema
Chapter 8. Style as a Formal System

Part Four: Types of Films
Chapter 9. Film Genres
Chapter 10. Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films

Part Five: Critical Analysis of Films
Introduction: Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film
Chapter 11. Sample Analyses

Part Six: Film Art and Film History
Chapter 12. Film Art and Film History