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50 Film Ideas You Really Need to Know
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
50 Film Ideas You Really Need to Know
Contributors:
By (Author) Helen OHara
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
Greenfinch
Publication Date:
14th October 2025
UK Publication Date:
3rd July 2025
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Film, television, radio and performing arts genres
Individual film directors, film-makers
Film: styles and genres
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Dimensions:
Width 111mm, Height 178mm
Description
Master the ideas that have shaped the world of film today.
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Helen O'Hara introduces and explains the central ideas, eras and genres of film, beginning with the invention of cinema to the theories and genres that have emerged and evolved since.From concepts such as the mise-en-scene and special effects to Queer Film Theory and the #MeToo movement, 50 Film Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important tenets of film and cinema history.Author Bio
Helen O'Hara is a Northern Irish film critic and journalist with over 20 years' experience, primarily known for working for Empire magazine, for which she is editor-at-large. She has also written for Time Out, The Guardian, The Telegraph, GQ, Digital Spy.
