{"product_id":"level-film-studies-hardback","title":"Level Film Studies - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis essential book covers the key areas for A Level Film Studies students, building confidence through a careful, step-by-step approach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book establishes a basic understanding of the grounding of film analysis in the various elements of film construction, \u003cem\u003emise en scène\u003c\/em\u003e, cinematography, editing, sound and performance, developing the knowledge students have of movies whilst challenging them to consider new films and ideas. Key theoretical approaches around narrative, genre, representation, spectatorship and authorship are introduced in Part II, before we consider specific national cinemas from around the world in parts III and IV. In Part V, the book assesses a range of slightly different film experiences, looking at silent cinema, experimental films and documentaries; before, finally, Part VI shifts to evaluating creative approaches to students’ own filmmaking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically designed to be user-friendly, the book has an easy-to-follow design, includes more than 60 colour images and is packed with features such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecase studies on a range of films and filmmakers; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eactivities on such films as \u003ci\u003eSunrise: A Song of Two Humans\u003c\/i\u003e (Murnau, 1927, USA), \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e (Hitchcock, 1958, USA), \u003ci\u003eDo the Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (Lee, 1989, USA), \u003ci\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c\/i\u003e (Ramsay, 2011, UK) and \u003ci\u003eStories We Tell\u003c\/i\u003e (Polley, 2012, Canada);\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edefinitions of key terms; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esuggestions for further reading and website resources.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatched to the current exam specification, \u003ci\u003eA Level Film Studies: The Essential Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e covers everything students need to study as part of the course. The book is supported by a companion website at \u003cstrong\u003ewww.alevelfilmstudies.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering further advice and activities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45582803402990,"sku":"9780367342449","price":241.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367342449.jpg?v=1721090093","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/level-film-studies-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}