The Art of Watching Films, Fourth Edition

This introduction to film appreciation uses an abundance of examples from contemporary and popular American films to help film buffs and/or students of film sharpen their powers of observation and establish habits of perceptive watching that will enhance their enjoyment of films. The author encourages beginning film goers to become more perceptive in reading the multi-layered blend of image, sound, color, and motion...more aware of the complexity of film art.