Moving Images, Understanding Media

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° Viewfi nder presents quotes about moving images to

stimulate group discussion and individual refl ection on

the subjects of the text.

• Inclusion of technical, evaluative, and creative skills off ers curricular
  fl exibility.

° Th rough its focus on media communication, this text can

serve as a catalyst for development of curricula in English,

technology, or other departments.

• DVD off ers interactive fi les for editing exercises.

° Students will have the opportunity to use fi les from the DVD

included with every copy of the text in order to build editing

skills. Scenes included have been designed to refl ect the

content of each chapter.

• Short fi lms for study are included on DVD.

° Teachers and students will be able to view a selection of short

fi lms that are used for investigation of the concepts in each

chapter.

Notes for Students and Teachers

As its title indicates, Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media is

designed to facilitate the most widespread opportunities of investigation into

motion picture media—from celluloid fi lms to digital video and from feature

fi lms to commercials on television and the Internet. However, it was clear that

in order to function properly and easily as a source for introductory motion

picture media courses, the work with the textbook had to be designed for

live-action production. Th us, animation techniques are not covered in this

book, although animated movies are used as learning sources and investigative

tools throughout the text, and there are many references to animators and

various types of animation.

At the end of each chapter, students are off ered three types of exercises: Analysis,

Writing, and Projects. In addition, many more activities are off ered for the

classroom in the Teacher’s Resources package that accompanies the text.

Analysis

Analysis work is provided to develop students’ understanding and evaluative

skills in motion picture media. Th e questions included in the student and

teacher resources are written to facilitate conceptual understanding of unit

material, so they can be applied to motion pictures that appropriately illustrate

those themes. Movies are provided on the textbook DVD, and additional

selections are available through Cengage on the Internet. Lists of additional

motion picture resources for each chapter are included in the instructor

CD-ROM and through the textbook website.

When viewing and reacting to motion pictures, we are aff ected in a multitude

of ways. One must consider many factors when examining the meaning and

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