Film as Social Practice

Film as Social Practice
  • Author: Graeme Turner
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 0415375142
  • Category: Performing Arts
  • Page: 255
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Aimed at students of film studies, this edition presents an introduction to cinema as an industry and entertainment form. Focusing on popular cinema, it examines the social and cultural aspects of film culture such as audiences, exhibition, and technology.

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