I would recomend one of the following as an intro text:
Frameworks by Thomas E. Valasek - WCB
Understanding Movies (6th ed) by Giannetti - Prentice Hall
Film Art by Bordwell and Thompson - Macmillan
Each has pros and cons, but all of these texts provide the content you are look
ing for.
Garrick Filewod gfilewod @vm.uoguelph.ca