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Product Description
Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, Sixth Edition, by Dave Monahan is the W. W. Norton paperback textbook used in introductory film studies courses to teach students how to watch, understand, and analyze movies.
Most students arrive in a film class already loving movies. This book uses that enthusiasm to teach the language of film: narrative, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, and the way those elements shape meaning. The sixth edition was revised throughout by Dave Monahan for clarity and currency, with new interactive learning tools that support the printed text.
What's included
- Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film, Sixth Edition, paperback
- Chapters on form and content, narrative, mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, acting, and film history
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN-13: 9780393674699
Who it's for
Undergraduates in introduction to film, film appreciation, and media studies courses, community college students taking a humanities elective, and self-directed viewers who want a structured way to analyze what they watch. Instructors choose it for its readable prose and its pairing with Norton’s media package.
Why this edition
Looking at Movies has been a standard intro film text for years, and the sixth edition brought the examples and references up to date while keeping the structure instructors already teach from. If a course lists the sixth edition, earlier printings will not match chapter numbering or examples. Confirm the ISBN above against your syllabus before ordering.
Frequently asked questions
Is Looking at Movies 6th Edition the latest edition?
This is the sixth edition by Dave Monahan. Check your syllabus for the required edition, since Norton revises the book periodically.
Does this textbook cover film history?
Yes. Alongside the formal analysis chapters, it includes coverage of film history and how styles developed.
Is this a paperback?
Yes. This listing is the paperback edition, ISBN 9780393674699.
Details
| Title | Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film |
|---|---|
| Edition | Sixth Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
| ISBN-13 | 9780393674699 |
| Condition | New |
