In this video, I go over a list of 10 introductory texts to Film Studies that I’ve compiled and recommend to those interested in studying cinema.

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The 10 Books/Texts:
1. Film Art: An Introduction (David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, Jeff Smith) https://bit.ly/FilmArt-BT
2. Film Analysis Guide (Yale University) https://filmanalysis.yale.edu/
3. Film History: An Introduction (Bordwell, Thompson, Jeff Smith) https://bit.ly/FilmHistory5
4. The Oxford History of World Cinema (Ed. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith) https://bit.ly/Nowell-Smith
5. Film Theory: An Introduction (Robert Stam) https://bit.ly/RobertStam
6. Film Theory: An Introduction Through the Senses (Thomas Elsaesser, Malte Hagener) https://bit.ly/Elsaesser-Hagener
7. Film as Film (V.F. Perkins) https://bit.ly/VFPerkins
8. On Film (Stephen Mulhall) https://bit.ly/StephenMulhall
9. The Virtual Life of Film (D.N. Rodowick) https://bit.ly/Rodowick
10. Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen (Michel Chion) https://bit.ly/MichelChion

Timecodes:
00:00 General Advice
01:57 Film Art: An Introduction
02:56 Film Analysis Guide
03:28 Film History: An Introduction
04:47 The Oxford History of World Cinema
05:30 Film Theory: An Introduction
06:46 Film Theory: An Introduction Through the Senses
07:35 Film as Film
08:37 On Film
09:57 The Virtual Life of Film
10:48 Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen

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“The Nightman”
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