TY - BOOK N2 - James Monaco discusses the elements necessary to understand how a film conveys its meaning, and, more importantly, how the audience can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. AB - James Monaco discusses the elements necessary to understand how a film conveys its meaning, and, more importantly, how the audience can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate. T1 - How to read a film :movies, media, and beyond : art, technology, language, history, theory / DA - 2009. CY - Oxford ; CY - New York : AU - Monaco, James, ET - 4th ed., completely rev. and expanded. CN - PN1994 CN - PN1994 PB - Oxford University Press, PP - Oxford ; PP - New York : PY - 2009. ID - 343559 KW - Motion pictures. SN - 9780195321050 (pbk. : alk. paper) SN - 0195321057 (pbk. : alk. paper) TI - How to read a film :movies, media, and beyond : art, technology, language, history, theory / ER -