----------------------------Original message---------------------------- You could get very lost in film analysis texts simply because there are so many narrowly defined ones, you end up losing the plot. If you want a general introduction to the area, the follow are useful: Bywater, M., & Sobchack, T. (1989). An introduction to film criticism: Major critical approaches to narrative film. New York: Longman. Monarco, J. (199?). How to read a film: The art, technology, language, history, and theory of film and media. New York: Oxford Uni Press. Giannetti, L. (199?). Understanding movies. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. (199?). Film art: An introduction. These are standard texts. I haven't put precise publication dates because they are updated regularly. Regards, Anton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anton Karl Kozlovic Email: [log in to unmask] University of South Australia Ph: +61 8 302 6251 Fax: +61 8 302 6752 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 26 May 1995, hanemann wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I work in the film industry but all of my knowledge comes from > practical experience and simply enjoying watching films. Now this List > has me curious about the analytical side of things. So where do I start? > What's a good primer to introduce the subject to an essentially > non-academic type? Maybe then I'll have some idea what the hell you folks > are talking about. > TIA, > Danny. >