Frank Beaver

Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art - Fifth Edition Frank Beaver 3 Revised edition

Marc Notes: Includes index.; This trusted and practical handbook clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis and film art, with a special focus on the aesthetic parameters and values of filmmaking. The updated and expanded edition includes new definitions ranging from bullet-time optical effects, to the coming-of-age narrative, and LED lighting technology in science fiction films such as Gravity. More than 200 film title references not cited in previous editions have been added. Many classic and contemporary photo stills are included to illustrate terms. Review Quotes: -The beauty of Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms is not simply the precision and depth of the individual entries, nor the range of film beyond the Hollywood narrative that is covers, but the citation of a broad range of concrete examples for many of the entries. Beaver's command of motion picture history shines through. He assembles excellent examples - both historical and contemporary - that help the reader call to mind the specific film technique, technical process, narrative device, genre, etc. Beaver's Dictionary is anything but dry &ltU8122> it's more like reading an enlightening catalog of all the things we love about motion pictures.- (Michael Frierson, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro)&ltBR> -I was so fortunate to get Frank Beaver's Dictionary of Film Terms in my first ever film class. This updated edition promises to deliver on multiple cylinders for the new generation of filmmakers. It expands to cover new trends in the film industry, technological developments, as well as exhibition platforms. It is concise while also managing to be thorough and cover a plethora of subjects. Not only does it provide a platform for understanding individual film topics, it also helps one understand how different elements of cinema are connected. Talking the talk is an essential part of navigating the film industry, from production to development, and this handbook will equip you with the tools to get where you need to go.- (Sultan Sharrief, Award-Winning Filmmaker/Media Educator)&ltBR> -As cinema's Samuel Johnson, Frank Beaver has thoroughly catalogued the essential terms used in the world of film production and scholarship. He has, for decades, been a trusted guide and companion, helping us to fluently negotiate the many tongues of the motion picture medium. The practitioner, the scholar, the student and the film buff, will all find this text an essential reference.- (Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, Hunter College - CUNY)"Biographical Note: Frank Eugene Beaver is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. For more than fifty years he has been a film teacher, film historian and film critic, and currently writes the monthly column Talking About Movies for &ltI>MICHIGAN-TODAY&lt/I>, a world-wide on-line magazine. Table of Contents: Contents: Term Index - Movie Index - Topical Index - Artist Index. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 289 (EAN 9780820472980, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Beaver, Frank Eugene Frank Eugene Beaver is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Screen Arts and Cultures and Communication Studies at the University of Michigan where he taught film for 35 years. For 25 years he was the film critic for Michigan's statewide NPR radio stations WUOM-WFUM-WVGR.