"What's so hard about writing about movies? After all, we all "know" movies. Most of us could recite the plot of Independence Day more easily than we could recite the Declaration of Independence. We know more about the characters who perished on Cameron's Titanic than we know about many of the people who inhabit our own lives.
It's precisely our familiarity with film, however, that presents our greatest writing challenge. Film is so fam ..."
Looking at Movies(2nd Edition) An Introduction to Film, Second Edition ( Set with DVD) by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 526 Pages, Published 2006 by W. W. Norton ISBN-13: 978-0-393-92865-5, ISBN: 0-393-92865-9
"Book Description Publication Date: September 19, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0393928659 | ISBN-13: 978-0393928655 | Edition: 2 Shaped by Richard Barsam's more than twenty years of classroom experience, Looking at Movies uses students' natural enthusiasm for the subject as a foundation for going beyond enjoyment toward intelligent, analytical understanding of movies. Professor Barsam's clear writing, thorough presentation of fundamental film princip ..."
Filmguide to Triumph of the will(1st Edition) (Indiana University Press filmguide series) by RichardMeranBarsam Hardcover, 82 Pages, Published 1975 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-39319-7, ISBN: 0-253-39319-1
""Nonfiction Film: A Critical History" covers almost one hundred years in the worldwide development of the non-fiction film, from the first factual films of 1895 to the cinema of the 1980s. All the important non-fiction film movements - the factual film, exploration film, war film, propaganda film, documentary film, compilation film, Cinema verite, film on art, films of the developing countries, and contemporary women's, lesbian, and gay ..."
Looking at Movies An Introduction to Film by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 526 Pages, Published 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-97436-2, ISBN: 0-393-97436-7
"Shaped by Richard Barsam's more than twenty years of classroom experience, Looking at Movies uses students' natural enthusiasm for the subject as a foundation for going beyond enjoyment toward intelligent, analytical understanding of movies. Professor Barsam's clear writing, thorough presentation of fundamental film principles, and unique pedagogical additions to the traditional introductory text—including an entire chapter devoted to a ..."
Nonfiction Film A Critical History by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 1974 by Allen & U ISBN-13: 978-0-04-791031-9, ISBN: 0-04-791031-3
Nonfiction Film Theory and Criticism by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 1976 by E P Dutton ISBN-13: 978-0-525-47425-8, ISBN: 0-525-47425-0
"Looking at Movies, Second Edition, offers students everything they need to understand and appreciate film: a visually dynamic presentation, more help with film analysis than any other text, and a sophisticated and integrated media package featuring nearly four hours of moving-image content.The text, DVDs, website, and writing guide package costs less than competing texts alone, making Looking at Movies an outstanding value for ..."
Nonfiction Film(Updated) A Critical History Revised and Expanded by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 504 Pages, Published 1992 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20706-7, ISBN: 0-253-20706-1
"Richard Barsam has given us as comprehensive a study of the origins and development of the nonfiction mode in motion pictures as we are ever likely to have in one volume. He draws on all the major written sources and many which are little known, and he shares with us many eloquent descriptions of the films themselves, giving us a valuable textbook." ―Richard Dyer MacCannNonfiction Film: A Critical History covers almost one hundred years ..."
The vision of Robert Flaherty The artist as myth and filmmaker by RichardMeranBarsam Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1988 by Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-253-32074-2, ISBN: 0-253-32074-7
In the Dark(1st Edition) A Primer for the Movies by RichardMeranBarsam Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 1977 by Viking Juvenile ISBN-13: 978-0-670-39682-5, ISBN: 0-670-39682-6
"An introduction to movie making, its history, and criticism."
"Film analysis starts here.Looking at Movies is the most effective introduction to film analysis available. From its very first chapter, Looking at Movies provides students with the tools they need to become perceptive viewers of film. The Fourth Edition is not only more comprehensive, but also more accessible and sophisticated in its integration of media."
"Looking at Movies, Third Edition is an accessible and visually dynamic introduction to film studies that offers more media support and a lower price than all of its competitors. The Third Edition of Looking at Movies is as visually engaging and fun to read as previous editions, and now contains new material on film history, film genre, and cultural contexts, and even more help with film analysis. Supplementary materials, conceived and c ..."
"Two DVDs complement and elaborate on key concepts in the text. Disc 1 offers 25 short 'tutorials,' helping students see what the text describes. Disc 2 includes an anthology of 12 short films, from 5 to 30 minutes in length. Together, the DVDs offer nearly five hours of pedagogically useful moving-image content."