{"product_id":"movie-history-a-survey","title":"Movie History: A Survey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Movie History: A Survey (Kindle, 449 pages) – Routledge, 2011. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCovering everything from Edison to Avatar, Gomery and Pafort-Overduin have written the clearest, best organized, and most user-friendly film history textbook on the market. It masterfully distills the major trends and movements of film history, so that the subject can be taught in one semester. And each chapter includes a compelling case study that highlights an important moment in movie history and, at the same time, subtly introduces a methodological approach. This book is a pleasure to read and to teach. Peter Decherney, University of Pennsylvania, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the development of film around the world, the book gives us examples of how to do film history, including organizing the details and discussing their implications.Hugh McCarney, Western Connecticut State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Gomery and Clara Pafort-Overduin have created an outstanding textbook with an impressive breadth of content, covering over 100 years in the evolution of cinema. Movie History: A Survey is an engaging book that will reward readers with a contemporary perspective of the history of motion pictures and provide a solid foundation for the study of film. Matthew Hanson, Eastern Michigan University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we understand the history of film?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical facts don’t answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this fascinating book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures. This is a survey of over 100 years of cinema history, from its beginnings in 1895, to its current state in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accessible, introductory text, Movie History: A Survey looks at not only the major films, filmmakers, and cinema institutions throughout the years, but also extends to the production, distribution, exhibition, technology and reception of films. The textbook is divided chronologically into four sections, using the timeline of technological changes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection One looks at the era of silent movies from 1895 to 1927; Section Two starts with the coming of sound and covers 1928 until 1950; Section Three runs from 1951 to 1975 and deals with the coming and development of television; and Section Four focuses on the coming of home video and the transition to digital, from 1975 to 2010. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey pedagogical features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etimelines in each section help students to situate the films within a broader historical context \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecase study boxes with close-up analysis of specific film histories and a particular emphasis on film reception\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elavishly illustrated with over 450 color images to put faces to names, and to connect pictures to film titles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emargin notes add background information and clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eglossary for clear understanding of the key terms described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereferences and further reading at the end of each chapter to enhance further study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA supporting website is available at www.routledge.com\/textbooks\/moviehistory, with lots of extra materials, useful for the classroom or independent study, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eadditional case studies – new, in-depth  and unique to the website\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einternational case studies –  for the Netherlands in Dutch and English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etimeline - A movie history timeline charting key dates in the history of cinema from 1890 to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erevision flash cards – ideal for getting to grips with key terms in film studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erelated resources – on the website you will find every link from the book for ease of use, plus access to additional online material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estudents are also invited to submit their own movie history case studies - see website for details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by two highly respected film scholars and experienced teachers, Movie History is the ideal textbook for students studying film history.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Professor Emeritus Douglas Gomery, Clara Pafort-Overduin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070538862826,"sku":"9780415775458","price":34.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/81B1Wk8SBOL._SY522.jpg?v=1781268859","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/movie-history-a-survey","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}