American Cinema: Movies and Magic

American Cinema: Movies and Magic discusses how filmmaking began, industry pioneers and the formulas that led us to the films we’re making now. It’s an appreciation of those who came before us, creating that magic for the films we enjoy today. The text allows students to appreciate film genres, filmmakers and the technique of creating films, from a passionate perspective and with a more conversational writing style.

American Cinema: Movies and Magic:

• Explains the history of filmmaking and pays tribute to those who created the world of movies
• Contains chapters organized by genre with an explanation of artists, the film landscape, societal impact, genre formulas and more
• Describes film as an art form which reveals what each decade was made up of and how film represented that decade including political, social and artistic perspectives