经过更新和扩展，这个新版本是电影研究专业的学生的理想入门书。这本书从背景和深度上阐述了电影的基本概念。它涉及电影制作和评论中使用的技术和术语，强调批判和有效地思考和写作。

根据460张新的和现有的图像，作者讨论了当代电影和电影研究的学术研究，以及电影制作和放映的最新发展，例如数字技术和屏幕媒介的新模式。

Updated and expanded, this new edition is the perfect starter text for students of film studies. The book illustrates basic film concepts in context and in depth. It addresses techniques and terminology used in film production and criticism, emphasizing thinking and writing critically and effectively.

With reference to 460 new and existing images, the authors discuss contemporary films and film studies scholarship, as well as recent developments in film production and exhibition, such as digital technologies and new modes of screen media.