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FILM IN FOCUS: The 400 Blows
FORM IN ACTION: Juno
Studying Film: Culture, Practice, Experience
Why Film Studies Matters
Film Spectators and Film Cultures
The Film Experience
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VIEWING CUE: Man of Steel
FILM IN FOCUS: Killer of Sheep
FILM IN FOCUS: Citizen Kane
FILM IN FOCUS: The Blair Witch Project
FORM IN ACTION: Where the Wild Things Are
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Production: How Films Are Made
Distribution: What We Can See
Marketing and Promotion: What We Want to See
Movie Exhibition: The Where, When, and How of Movie Experiences
Chapter Quiz
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VIEWING CUE: Life of Pi
FILM IN FOCUS: Do the Right Thing
FILM IN FOCUS: Bicycle Thieves
FORM IN ACTION: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Chapter Summary
A Short History of Mise-en-Scène
The Elements of Mise-en-Scène
Making Sense of Mise-en-Scène
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VIEWING CUE: Touch of Evil
VIEWING CUE: Rear Window
VIEWING CUE: The Battle of Algiers
FILM IN FOCUS: Vertigo
FILM IN FOCUS: M
FORM IN ACTION: The Master
Chapter Summary
A Short History of the Cinematic Image
The Elements of Cinematography
Making Sense of the Film Image
Chapter Quiz
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VIEWING CUE: Chinatown
VIEWING CUE: The General
FORM IN ACTION: Moulin Rouge!
FILM IN FOCUS: Bonnie and Clyde
FILM IN FOCUS: Battleship Potemkin
Chapter Summary
A Short History of Film Editing
The Elements of Editing
Making Sense of Film Editing
Chapter Quiz
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VIEWING CUE: Winter’s Bone
VIEWING CUE: The Thin Red Line
FILM IN FOCUS: Singin' in the Rain
FILM IN FOCUS: The Conversation
FORM IN ACTION: Saturday Night Fever
Chapter Summary
A Short History of Film Sound
The Elements of Film Sound
Making Sense of Film Sound
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VIEWING CUE: The Royal Tenenbaums
VIEWING CUE: Shutter Island
FILM IN FOCUS: Apocalypse Now
FILM IN FOCUS: Mildred Pierce and Daughters of the Dust
FORM IN ACTION: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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A Short History of Narrative Film
The Elements of Narrative Film
Making Sense of Narrative Film
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VIEWING CUE: The Cove
FILM IN FOCUS: Man of Aran
FORM IN ACTION: Exit Through the Gift Shop
FILM IN FOCUS: Stories We Tell
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A Short History of Documentary Cinema
The Elements of Documentary Cinema
Making Sense of Documentary Cinema
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VIEWING CUE: Gently Down the Stream
FILM IN FOCUS: Ballet Mécanique
FILM IN FOCUS: Meshes of the Afternoon
FORM IN ACTION: Bridges-Go-Round
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A Short History of Experimental Film and Media Practices
Variations of Experimental Media
Making Sense of Experimental Media
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VIEWING CUE: The Searchers
FILM IN FOCUS: Chinatown
FILM IN FOCUS: Vagabond
FORM IN ACTION: True Grit
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A Short History of Film Genre
The Elements of Film Genre
Making Sense of Film Genres
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VIEWING CUE: Gilda and Rome Open City
FILM IN FOCUS: Taxi Driver
FILM IN FOCUS: Within Our Gates
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Early Cinema
Cinema between the Wars
Postwar Cinemas
Contemporary Film Cultures
The Lost and Found of Film History
Excavating Film History
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VIEWING CUE: The Wizard of Oz
FILM IN FOCUS: Persepolis
FILM IN FOCUS: Clueless
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The Evolution of Film Theory
Early and Classical Film Theory
Postwar Film Culture and Criticism
Contemporary Film Theory
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VIEWING CUE: Moonrise Kingdom
FILM IN FOCUS: Rashomon
FILM IN FOCUS: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
FILM IN FOCUS: Minority Report
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