The complete film dictionary - Ira Konigsberg

This is a lexicon of film as art, technology and industry which contains over 3500 entries.;Concerned with both professional and amateur film-making, it defines practices and achievements, from the earliest experiments with moving images in the Renaissance to the marvels in cinematography today. It also encompasses practical terminology - words dealing with camera and lighting techniques, technical terminology - how films are made, the language of business, production and box office - explaining the economics, history and evolution of the film industry. Definitions of concepts and techniques for all major film types - fictional, documentary and experimental - are included. The entries range in length from mingle sentence definitions to short discursive essays and are cross-referenced to enable the reader to explore related areas and to put each discussion in its proper context.;It is directed towards students, professional film makers and film buffs.;The author has published numerous articles and teaches film and literature courses.