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How To Read a Film

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Front Matter
Chapter 1. Film As An Art
Chapter 2. Technology: Image and Sound
Chapter 3. The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax
Chapter 4. The Shape of Film History
Chapter 5. Film Theory: Form and Function
Chapter 6. Media: In The Middle of Things
Chapter 7. Multimedia: The Digital Revolution
Bibliography
Chronology
Index

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