本书完全按时间顺序编排，从最早的活动影像到当今大片，描绘了电影的发展历程。它介绍了几部关键的电影，对它们进行了评论，还提供了关于这些电影制作时期的社会、政治和文化事件的背景信息。横贯两页的专题文章突出了重要的技术发展和几位关键的从业人员。本书精选了各种类型、风格和导演，是了解所有不同形式的电影的全面指南，非常宝贵。

A Chronology of Film presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between technical innovations, social changes and artistic interventions.

Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of film from the earliest moving images to the present-

day blockbusters, it features key films, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were produced. Special feature spreads highlight important technical developments and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles, and directors, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to film in all its different forms.