Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Film Studies 5

Chapter 1: Becoming a Fantastic Film Student 7

Chapter 2: Putting Words and Pictures into Motion: The Film-Making Team 25

Chapter 3: Watching the Stars Come Out: Film Stars, and Why We Love Them 47

Chapter 4: Building Movie Stories 67
Part II: Taking All Types: Genres, Modes and Style 89

Chapter 5: Distinguishing Films by Type: Genres and Style 91

Chapter 6: Getting Animated about Animation 123

Chapter 7: Leading from the Front: Avant-Garde Film 141

Chapter 8: Getting Real: The Truth about Documentary 157
Part III: Travelling a World of Wonders: Global Cinema 177

Chapter 9: Bringing Hollywood into Focus 179

Chapter 10: Enjoying the British Invasion: From Brit-Grit to Frock Flicks 201

Chapter 11: Admiring European Films: Culture and Commerce 221

Chapter 12: Mixing Monsters, Musicals and Melodrama: World Cinema 241
Part IV: Bringing In the Big Ideas: Theories and Beyond 261

Chapter 13: Theorising about Film: How Movies Work 263

Chapter 14: Praising Great Directors: Auteur Theory 283

Chapter 15: Exploring New Approaches to Film Theory – and Beyond 307

Chapter 16: Outliving Celluloid: Cinema in the 21st Century 325
Part V: The Part of Tens 343

Chapter 17: Ten Film Writers You Need to Read 345

Chapter 18: Ten Must-Watch Movies 353

Chapter 19: Ten Film-Makers You Need to Know Better 363

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Becoming a Film Student 371
Index 379

About the Author

James Cateridge is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University. He researches and teaches British cinema, film policy and the international film industry. James has also worked with the Arts Council of England and as a film journalist for the London Film Festival.