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Concepts in Film Theory
Author(s): J. Dudley Andrew (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: March 15, 1984
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195034287
- ISBN-13: 9780195034288
Book Description
Concepts in Film Theory is a continuation of Dudley Andrew's classic, The Major Film Theories. In writing now about contemporary theory, Andrew focuses on the key concepts in film study -- perception, representation, signification, narrative structure, adaptation, evaluation, identification, figuration, and interpretation.
Beginning with an introductory chapter on the current state of film theory, Andrew goes on to build an overall view of film, presenting his own ideas on each concept, and giving a sense of the interdependence of these concepts. Andrew provides lucid explanations of theories which involve perceptual psychology and structuralism; semiotics and psychoanalysis; hermeneutics and genre study. His clear approach to these often obscure theories enables students to acquire the background they need to enrich their understanding of film -- and of art.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Comprehensive, scholarly, excellent."--Cynthia Farah, University of Texas at El Paso
From the Back Cover
Concepts in Film Theory concentrates on the major areas of debate rather than on individual figures. Andrew provides lucid explanations of theories which involve perceptual psychology and structuralism; semiotics and psychoanalysis; hermeneutics and genre study.
