Film : a very short introduction /
Michael Wood.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- xiv, 138 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; 300 .
- Very short introductions ; 300. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-120) and index.
Moving pictures -- Trusting the image -- The colour of money.
Considered by some to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century, film has come to encompass many things-a record of events, a modern mythology, a hobby, a career, and an entire industry-but it is, above all, a means of telling stories through images and sounds. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood provides a brief history and examination of the nature of the medium of film, its role and impact on society, and its future in the digital age. --Book Jacket.