Film Studies Books: General and Introductory Textbooks Aesthetics and Techniques of Production and Analysis Film Art: An Introduction David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson. Film as Social Practice Graeme Turner. Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction Richard Maltby How to Read a Film by James Monaco An Introduction to Film Studies by Jill Nelmes Movies and Meaning Stephen Prince Film History Film History: An Introduction Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell. Film: An International History of the Medium Robert Sklar. Movie History: A Survey Douglas Gomery. A Short History of the Movies Gerald Mast and Bruce F. Kawin. Film Theory and Criticism Film Theory and Criticism edited by Gerald Mast, Marshall Cohen, and Leo Braudy. Narrative, Apparatus, Ideology edited by Philip Rosen. Movies and Methods I & II edited by Bill Nichols. See also production related publications. Perhaps you'd like to suggest a book to add to this page.

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