Monaco, James.

How to read a film : movies, media, and beyond ; art, technology, language, history, theory / James Monaco ; with diagrams by David Lindroth. - 4th edition. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 729 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

James Monaco discusses the elements necessary to understand how a film conveys its meaning, and, more importantly, how the audience can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate.

Specialized.

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Film criticism.
Motion pictures--Evaluation.

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