The text is structured into several core sections that cover the entirety of the cinematic medium: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Film Art: An Introduction By David Bordwell
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Most film books at the time were either glossy picture books celebrating stars or dense theoretical tomes that were unreadable for undergraduates. Bordwell and Thompson did something different. They created a systematic approach. They broke cinema down into concrete chapters: The text is structured into several core sections