TY  - BOOK
AU  - Corrigan,Timothy
TI  - A short guide to writing about film
SN  - 9780321965301
AV  - PN1995 .C66 2015
U1  - 809.23 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Film criticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Writing about the movies -- Beginning to think, preparing to watch, and starting to write -- Film terms and topics for film analysis and writing -- Six approaches to writing about film -- Style and structure in writing -- Researching the movies -- Manuscript form
N2  - Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. With numerous student and professional examples, this engaging and practical guide progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film can become more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process --
ER  -