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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783372303321

Autore

Andrew Dudley <1945->

Titolo

Concepts in film theory / / Dudley Andrew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1984

ISBN

0-19-028126-X

1-4237-3805-5

0-19-802051-1

1-280-43917-3

1-60129-578-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 pages)

Disciplina

791.43/01

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Philosophy

Cinematography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. 212-229 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 The State of Film Theory; 2 Perception; 3 Representation; 4 Signification; 5 Narrative Structure; 6 Adaptation; 7 Valuation (of Genres and Auteurs); 8 Identification; 9 Figuration; 10 Interpretation; Notes; Appendix: Classified Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A remarkable continuation of Dudley Andrew's classic, The Major Film Theories, this work focuses on the key concepts in film study: perception, representation, signification, narrative structure, adaptation, evaluation, identification, figuration, and interpretation. Beginning with a lucid introductory chapter on the current state of film theory, Andrew goes on to build an overall view of film, presenting his own ideas on each concept, and giving a sense of the interdependence of these concepts. By providing lively explanations of theories that involve perceptual psychology and structuralism,