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.