The Oxford Handbook of Film and Media Studies provides a single-volume source of original scholarship on the intersection of film and media studies. Comprised of twenty articles by leading scholars and industry professionals, this collection yields fresh perspectives on a wide array of topics across these two vibrant fields. Covering film and media in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East, this compendium surveys such topics as the changing concept of “realism” in film, the European political documentary, and genre theory.

From the first films of the Lumières to the masterpieces of today, passing through the unforgettable silent films, the Russian experiences, German Expressionism, the golden years of Hollywood, and the neorealist revolution. The authors guide us on a journey into the world of moving images among the authors, directors, actors, aesthetic and historical currents that accompanied the most important artistic and cultural events of the 20th century.

Dave Saunders' spirited introduction to documentary covers its history, cultural context and development, and the approaches, controversies and functions pertaining to non-fiction filmmaking. After a historical consideration of international documentary production, the author examines the impact of recent technological developments on the production, distribution and viewing of non-fiction.This wide-ranging guidebook features global releases from the 1920s through to 2009.

Over the past few years television has witnessed a major reshaping of the industry, and technological change on a massive scale. While the role of continuity in a single camera shooting has remained virtually unchanged, it is essential for the person doing the job to have an understanding of some of these changes, especially in the area of post production.

This handbook is for anyone who wants to make a documentary or ethnographic film. You may be a student, a professor, or out on your own, working independently. You may be a budding filmmaker or an emeritus anthropologist. You may have a burning desire to shoot a feature-length movie about a evolution in a remote spot of the globe, or have long hoped to make a ten-minute video about your grandmother. You may want to learn the technology simply to shoot research footage, or to improve your home video style. In any of these cases, this hand-
book contains the background information you'll need to work with moving images.

A complete catalogue of visual techniques and their stylistic implications for both the filmmaker and videomaker--'a text book' which enables working filmmakers (as well as screenwriters and others) to expand their stylistic knowledge

The Film Handbook examines the current state of filmmaking and how film language, technique and aesthetics are being utilised for today's 'digital film' productions. It reflects on how critical analysis' of film underpins practice and story, and how developing an autonomous 'vision' will best aid student creativity. The Film Handbook offers practical guidance on a range of traditional and independent 'guerrilla' film production methods, from developing script ideas and the logistics of planning the shoot to cinematography, sound and directing practices

The Film Researcher's Handbook is a comprehensive reference guide to international film and video libraries, archives and collections. The Handbook will enable researchers to select footage sources by subject and location in North and South American, Asia, Australasia and Africa.

More genres, 19 in fact, are discussed than in other standard works. The 14 genres considered here by film scholar contributors other than Gehring include the adventure film, the western, the gangster film, film noir, the WW II combat film, the horror film, science fiction, fantasy, the musical, melodrama, the social problem film, the biographical film, and the art film. The discussion of fine comedy genres by Gehring himself is far more extensive than in other genre studies, embracing screwball comedy, populist comedy, parody, black humor, and clown comedy.

This book covers the state-of-the-art in digital games research and development for anyone working with or studying digital games and those who are considering entering into this rapidly growing industry. Many books have been published that sufficiently describe popular topics in digital games; however, until now there has not been a comprehensive book that draws the traditional and emerging facets of gaming together across multiple disciplines within a single volume.

This is the first major review of interactive technologies and their cultural and social context. This is more than a welcome addition to one's library; it is the authoritative overview of international research perspectives on interactive media technologies by leading scholars around the world.