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Features terms covering all aspects of film studies in more than 500 detailed entries, from theory and history to technical terms and practices. International coverage - includes entries on national cinemas and genres, such as Bollywood, New German Cinema, Latsploitation, and World Cinema. Provides valuable up-to-date further reading recommendations for most entries. Includes recommended web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a companion website. Written by authors with extensive experience in the area of film studies. Provides an indexes of the films and filmmakers mentioned throughout the text.

Provides an engaging overview of the defining moments in the history of cinemaExplores cultural, aesthetic, and technological changes in film, such as the rise of home viewing with videos and DVDs and even on mobile phonesLooks at the cinema industry, discussing the rise of Hollywood and its competitors and other national film industriesPart of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwideIn this Very Short Introduction Geoffrey Nowell-Smith defines the field of cinema, and explores its fascinating history within the cultural and aesthetic sphere. Considering the influences of the other art forms from which it arose, he looks at howtechnological advances have opened up new horizons for the cinema industry.