Definitions for concepts, techniques, genres, and style, with relations to aesthetics. Includes terms relevant to historical development and a topical index for reference.

Includes terms used in film industry in addition to theoretical and scholarly terms.

Comprehensive encyclopedia of world cinema. Contains nearly 8,000 entries on technical, artistic, and industrial areas of film. Includes information on directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, genres, theories, film studios, organizations and events, industry and technical terms, and equipment.

This volume is broken down into two sections. The first section is a set of essays revolving around film history as it relates to various themes including production, process, film as art, and more. The second section serves as a dictionary describing critical movements, technical terms, debates, and more. Both sections include cross-references to the different sections. Includes bibliographic references and index.