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Understanding Movies: The Art and History of Film

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Understanding Movies: The Art and History of Film

By: Professor Raphael Shargel
Narrated by: Professor Raphael Shargel
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Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day?

This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together.

In each lecture, Professor Raphael Shargel introduces a period of film history, talks about its importance, covers aspects of cinematic technique, and illustrates his points by analyzing specific movies from the era under discussion. The course thus has both breadth and depth, covering the major movements in film history while at the same time focusing on key pictures worthy of study and enjoyment.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2008 Raphael Shargel (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC Art Education Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Higher & Continuing Education Film History
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I love film as the most democratic of the arts. I thought I would be able to listen to this book "on the move". But it proved to be quite dense in parts. So I finished up listening to it relaxing in my easy chair.

Enjoyable, but deserves concentration

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