Making Sense of Movies: Filmmaking in the Hollywood Style

Robert Henry Stanley, Hunter College, City University of New York
Contents: Student Center Chapter 1: The Preproduction Phase Chapter 2: Principal Cinematography Chapter 3: The Postproduction Phase Chapter 4: The Speechless Era Chapter 5: The Studio Era Chapter 6: The Electronic Era Chapter 7: Genres and Designs Chapter 8: Characters and Stereotypes Chapter 9: Censoring Screen Content Instructor Center Instructor's Manual PageOut Information Center Table of Contents About the Author Feature Summary Supplements PageOut
NEW for the introductory course! Making Sense of Movies focuses on the Hollywood style of moviemaking in an examination of the aesthetic, historical, and theoretical aspects of film studies. The book’s unique 3-part structure allows instructors to cover technical, historical, and contextual issues in film in one course. ”The real strength of Making Sense of Movies is its conception of the "movie idiom".... bridging production, history, and textual analysis” -Amy Villarejo, Cornell University “The coverage of early censorship is marvelous, as good as I’ve read anywhere in summary form.” -Robin Matthews, Golden West College “I couldn’t be more impressed with this book. I especially love its scope and its ability to cover a great deal of territory in a small amount of space.” -Tom Isbell, University of Minnesota, Duluth “Because of the stories, because of the writing, because of the problem solving examples, I think this book could be a loved piece of reading...” -Robin Bates, St. Mary’s College of Maryland