E-Books →The Routledge Companion to Film History

The volume is divided into two parts. The first is a set of eleven essays that approaches film history around the following themes:
History of the moving imageFilm as art and popular cultureProduction processEvolution of soundAlternative modes: experimental, documentary, animationCultural differenceFilm's relationship to history
The second is a critical dictionary that explains concepts, summarizes debates in film studies, defines technical terms, describes major periods and movements, and discusses historical situations and the film industry. The volume as a whole is designed as an active system of cross-references: readers of the essays are referred to dictionary entries (and vice versa) and both provide short bibliographies that encourage readers to investigate topics.