Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-232) and index.
Introduction : from film theory to the philosophy of the moving image -- Film as art -- Medium specificity -- What is cinema? -- The moving picture : the shot -- Moving images : cinematic sequencing and narration -- Affect and the moving image -- Evaluation.
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Offers a new approach, championing the concept of the moving image in a more freestyle manner. Motion pictures are defined in a way that not only embraces the media in which moving images exist, but which also affirms the variety of purposes they may legitimately serve. Topics include film as art, medium specificity, defining the moving image, representation, editing, narrative, emotion, and evaluation.