{"product_id":"film-form-and-culture-9781032505251","title":"Film, Form, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eFilm, Form, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e offers a lively introduction to both the formal and cultural aspects of film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith extensive analysis of films past and present, this textbook explores how films are constructed from part to whole: from the smallest unit of the shot to the way shots are edited together to create narrative. Robert P. Kolker and Marsha Gordon demystify the technical aspects of filmmaking and demonstrate how fiction and nonfiction films engage with culture. Over 265 images provide a visual index to the films and issues being discussed. This new edition includes: an expanded examination of digital filmmaking and distribution in the age of streaming; attention to superhero films throughout; a significantly longer chapter on global cinema with new or enlarged sections on a variety of national cinemas (including cinema from Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso, South Korea, Japan, India, Belgium, and Iran); new or expanded discussions of directors, including Alice Guy-Blaché, Lois Weber, Oscar Micheaux, Agnès Varda, Spike Lee, Julie Dash, Jafar Panahi, Ava DuVernay, Jane Campion, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and Penny Lane; and new, in-depth explorations of films, including \u003ci\u003eWithin Our Gates \u003c\/i\u003e(1919), \u003ci\u003eBlack Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(1966), \u003ci\u003eCreed \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eMoonlight \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eGet Out \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), \u003ci\u003e Parasite \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), \u003ci\u003eDa 5 Bloods \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eThe French Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Dog \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eRRR \u003c\/i\u003e(2022), and \u003ci\u003eTár \u003c\/i\u003e(2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook is an invaluable and exciting resource for students beginning film studies at undergraduate level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional resources for students and teachers can be found on the eResource, which includes case studies, discussion questions, and links to useful websites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert P. Kolker,Marsha Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032505251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert P. Kolker \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He is the author\/editor of several books on film including \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Film and Media Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), \u003ci\u003eA Cinema of Loneliness, 4th edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Cultures of American Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and the Reimagining of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003ePolitics Goes to the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eEyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and, with Nathan Abrams, \u003cem\u003eKubrick: An Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e (2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarsha Gordon \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor and Director of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life \u0026amp; Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott \u003c\/i\u003e(2023\u003ci\u003e), Film is Like a Battleground: Sam Fuller's War Movies \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003cem\u003eHollywood Ambitions: Celebrity in the Movie Age\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eScreening Race in American Nontheatrical Film \u003c\/i\u003e(2019) and \u003ci\u003eLearning With the Lights Off: Educational Film in the United States \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43952584097907,"sku":"9.78103E+12","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_60d8de4b-a24a-41c4-aaf9-276eef6287bf.jpg?v=1759496225","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/film-form-and-culture-9781032505251","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}