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Teaching Analysis of Film Language (Teaching Film and Media Studies) - Softcover

David Wharton; Jeremy Grant

 
9780851709819: Teaching Analysis of Film Language (Teaching Film and Media Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0851709818 ISBN 13: 9780851709819
Publisher: British Film Institute, 2005

Synopsis

Combining the creative perspectives of filmmakers with more analytic academic methods, this study invites film students to take an active approach in learning to understand how audiovisual language is used to create meaning in films. While the main focus is on the concept of film language, case study readings of The Warrior (2002) and Traffic (2001) place these films in their institutional contexts to demonstrate the multifaceted nature of how meaning is created. This study gives particular emphasis to understanding cinemaphotography, editing, music, and setting. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own responses and develop reading skills through a range of online classroom activities that demonstrate how audience interaction works to create meaning in film. Technical terms and techniques are explained in an extensive glossary and in special explanatory sections illustrated by a range of films.

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About the Author

David Wharton has been teaching since 1991. Hewas subject co-ordinator of Media Studies at Gateway College, Leicester for twoyears, and is currently in charge of Film Studies there, having set up the department in 2001. Additionally, he continues to deliver courses in MediaStudies and English. David has provided teacher workshops on film authorshipfor the BFI. He has been an examiner for three of the British exam boards.

From the Back Cover

Combining the creative perspectives of filmmakers with more analytic academic methods, this study invites film students to take an active approach in learning to understand how audiovisual language is used to create meaning in films. While the main focus is on the concept of film language, case study readings of The Warrior (2002) and Traffic (2001) place these films in their institutional contexts to demonstrate the multifaceted nature of how meaning is created. This study gives particular emphasis to understanding cinemaphotography, editing, music, and setting. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own responses and develop reading skills through a range of online classroom activities that demonstrate how audience interaction works to create meaning in film. Technical terms and techniques are explained in an extensive glossary and in special explanatory sections illustrated by a range of films.

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Publisher
British Film Institute
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0851709818
ISBN 13 
9780851709819
Binding
Spiral-bound
Number of pages
104