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IST 605: History of Film

Research guide on the histroy of film geared towards college and graduate level students.

References

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Beaver, F. E. (2015). Dictionary of film terms: the aesthetic companion to film art (5th ed.). Peter Lang.

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Denby, D. (2012). Do the Movies Have a Future? (1st Simon & Schuster Hardcover ed.). Simon & Schuster.

Dixon, W.W. (2000). The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and Future of the Moving Image. State University of New York Press.

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Fritz, B. (2018). The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Halas, J. & Manvell, R. (1976). The Technique of Film Animation (4th ed.). Focal Press.

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Price, D. A. (2009). The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company (1st Vintage Books ed.). Vintage Books. 

Thompson, K., Bordwell, D., & Smith, J. (2021). Film History: An Introduction (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill.