Film...Isms: Understanding Cinema, Trade Paperback by Ronald Bergan Like New

Description: Film...Isms : Understanding Cinema, Trade Paperback by Ronald Bergan, Condition is Like New. No faults noted. This will be packed carefully and shipped US Media Mail with Tracking. We are happy to combine items to save you money on shipping. For example, we can send you three typical DVDs for the price of 1. Just put your selection in your shopping cart and press the Request Total button (top right) and we will get back to you with the lowest combined shipping price. Remember Media Mail starts at $4.13 for the first pound weight (or fraction), but then only 74 cents for each additional pound (or fraction). And visit our sister store on eBay (GutenburgReads) to see the more than 700 interesting items we are selling. From the flyleaf: Film...Isms Understanding Cinema Ronald Bergan The latest in the best-selling /sms series-which includes Isms: Understanding Art, Isms: Understanding Architectural Styles, Isms: Understanding Fashion, and Isms: Understanding Religion-is Film.... Isms: Understanding Cinema. This engaging guide sorts the great classic films and directors according to the significant "isms" that have shaped the development of cinema. Beginning with the early classics of the silent era, the book spans the entire range of cinematic history from the golden age of Hollywood and the French New Wave to the present-day rise of Asian Minimalism. Each spread is devoted to a distinct movement in film history and explains when it first emerged, the historical period to which it applies, and the principal directors and representative films, and illustrates important masterpieces, actors, key words, and distinctive features. Also highlighted are the important achievements in film in the world's main filmmaking nations, as well as the careers of international auteurs such as Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, and Pedro Almodóvar. From prewar Expressionism and Screwballism to twenty-first century Teenagism and Dystopianism, with many stops along the way, these well illustrated and clearly defined "isms" help put all of cinema history into context. From the Introduction: This book is a guide through the various movements, trends, terms and social and historical contexts which make up the history of film. Although there are many ways of understanding 'the seventh art', this book approaches cinema through the prism of shared systems of beliefs, attitudes and aesthetics. Unlike the other arts, most films are primarily defined by genres rather than isms, but this book, while admitting the dominance of genre, provides a wider perspective. First, one must accept that, despite films being made collectively, it is the director who is considered the principal creator of the film. This is straightforward when considering the work of auteurs, many of whom contribute to the screenplays, often edit, even photograph their films and have the say on the final cut. Nevertheless, those directors in the Hollywood mainstream who have to satisfy so many different people - the moneymen, the producer, the distributors etc - still have their names attached to the title of the film. This is clarified in the chapter on auteurism, in which will be found certain auteurs who are so original or individual that they do not fit conveniently into any ism. On the other hand, there are directors and films that belong to more than one ism.... By the way: Welcome to the new ebay storefront for The Shepherd's Center of Winston-Salem. The store will be operated by experienced ebay sellers who have been selling some of our best donations for several years now through their own storefronts. Now we are using these same experienced sellers to sell to you directly. For the philanthropists out there, the vast majority of the items sold by us (GutenburgReads and others), are for the benefit of The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem, whose mission is to help house-bound seniors live full and independent lives in their own homes. The center provides transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping, assistance with minor repairs around the house, and companionship through visits. The citizens of Winston-Salem generously donate books, music, movies, and more to us to help us achieve our mission. And now, you can buy useful items from us directly, and you will be helping the less fortunate in our city.

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