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How to Read a Film: Multimedia Edition. (Book Reviews).

Publication: Cineaste
Publication Date: 22-SEP-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1269 words
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Full Article Title: How to Read a Film: Multimedia Edition. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)

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by James Monaco. New York: Harbor Electronic Publishing, 2000. DVD-ROM Mac/PC Compatible. $39.97. www.Readfilm.com

Across many cultures, throughout time, there has always been a tendency to revere the written word over visual means of expression. This bias remains as a suspicious and sometimes dismissive shadow over the serious study and appreciation of film and media. One becomes acutely aware of the gap between literature and visual media when trying to write about, teach, or simply discuss a film using only words. The simultaneous experience of various tracks--sound, music, image, movement, and duration--defy precise or all-encompassing description. James Monaco's DVD-ROM fourth edition of his now classic How to Read a Film offers an innovative means to erode these long-standing distinctions and problems. It is itself a multitrack work, combining the contents of several books, diagrams, photographs, stills, virtual-reality experiences, drawings, and film clips. In addition to these illustrative and explanatory enhancements, the DVD includes a lab section that demonstrates how a film or video scene is constructed. We ar e shown the master shots, the inserts, reverse shots, and alternate angles. We hear the different elements of the soundtrack, ambient...

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