LISTSERV - SCREEN-L Archives

SCREEN-L Archives

October 1999, Week 1

SCREEN-L@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

	LISTSERV Archives
	SCREEN-L Home
	SCREEN-L October 1999, Week 1

	Log In
	Register

	Subscribe or Unsubscribe

	Search Archives

Options:	Use Monospaced Font Show Text Part by Default Show All Mail Headers
Message:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Subject:	Re: writing about film
From:	[log in to unmask]
Reply To:	Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:28:18 -0400
Content-Type:	text/plain
Parts/Attachments:	text/plain (11 lines)

Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A colleague asked if I knew of a good introductory textbook on writingabout film for a comp course she teaches.  The students are not film
>majors.  Can anyone recommend one?

Probably the best introductory book is the Bordwell & Thompson "Film Art."  That will give the fundamentals of how film works and how it differs from or relates to other artforms.  As for actually writing about it, the principles are the same as for any other critical writing.  I've seen some books specifically about writing on film but they're pretty useless.

----
For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives:
http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html

ATOM RSS1 RSS2

LISTSERV.UA.EDU