Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film, 6th Edition

Book info: Movies and Meaning: An Introduction to Film, 6th Edition (Paperback, 504 pages) – Pearson, 2012. Language: English.

Updated in a new 6th edition, Movies and Meaning is a comprehensive introduction to the film industry that focuses on three topics: how movies express meanings, how viewers understand those meanings, and how cinema functions globally as both an art and a business. It examines both how filmmakers create images and sounds and the mechanisms and processes by which viewers make sense of images and stories on screen.