Contemporary Film History
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2018
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2018
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Contemporary Film History covers the invention of television in the 1950's through the recent Avatar movie, and is essential to any introductory course in American film-making. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, this book will capture and maintain students' attention with the following features:
- Numerous high-quality photographs
- Extensive factual research
- Biographical information on influential visionaries
- Unique stories on pioneers in the industry
Contemporary Film History tells the story of movie history as it evolved with technological changes and human experience.
Early Film History is a precursor to Contemporary Film History covering the invention of motion pictures through the post-World War II era. Click here to view.
Chapter 1 Hollywood and the Dawn of Television
Inventing Television
Social Changes
Hollywood Responds
Chapter 2 Directors of the Fifties
The Anti-Communist Witch Hunt and the Motion
Picture Industry
Established Veterans
Directors of the Fifties: Emerging Talent
Fifties Genres
Actors: Established Stars
Actors: Rising Stars
Chapter 3 Revolutions in International Cinema
The New Italian Cinema: Neorealism to Personal Cinema
The British New Wave and Working Class Realism
Nouvelle Vague: The French New Wave
Eastern European Film Revolutions
Chapter 4 American Cinema in the Sixties
New Filmmakers
Three Great Films of the Sixties: The Graduate (1967)
Three Great Films of the Sixties: Easy Rider (1969)
Great Actors of the Sixties
Three Great Films of the Sixties: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Chapter 5 The Great Decade of the Seventies
Ten Great Films: 1970-M*A*S*H by Robert Altman
Ten Great Films: 1971-The Last Picture Show by Peter Bogdanovich
Ten Great Films: 1972-The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola
Ten Great Films: 1973-The Exorcist by William Friedkin
Ten Great Films: 197 4-Chinatown by Roman Polanski
Ten Great Films: 1975-Jaws by Steven Spielberg
Ten Great Films: 1976-Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese
Ten Great Films: 1977-Star Wars by George Lucas
Ten Great Films: 1978-The Deer Hunter by Michael Cimino
Ten Great Films: 1979-Apoca/ypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola
Chapter 6 American Cinema in the Eighties
1980: The Last Year of the Seventies
MTV and the Movies
Movie Franchises
The Rebirth of Independent Film
Pioneers of Independent Cinema
The New Independents
Movies and the Reagan Era
Movies That Reflect Reaganism
Movies That Contradict Reaganism
High School Movies
Other Important Films of the Eighties
Chapter 7 Contemporary World Cinema
Das Neue Kino (The New Film)
British Film After the Sixties
Italian Filmmaking After Fellini
French Cinema in the Seventies and Beyond
Three Great Mexican Directors
Contemporary Danish Filmmaking
Asian Cinema
Bollywood
Chapter 8 American Cinema in the Nineties and Beyond
The Changing Business Landscape
Mega-Films
Other Mega-Films
The Resurgence of Independent Filmmaking
The Sundance Institute and Film Festival
Other Important North American Film Festivals
New Filmmakers of the Nineties and Beyond
The DVD and the Movie Business
Great Filmmakers of the Nineties and Beyond
Avatar (2009): The Beginning of a Technological and Artistic Transition
Chapter 9 Analyzing Film
The Movie Environment
Elements of Film Writing: Narrative and Story
Elements of Character
Elements of Film: Art Direction and Design
Elements of Film: Cinematography and Visual Effects
Editing
Acting
Direction
Index