Kristin Thompson

Film History: an Introduction Kristin Thompson

Marc Notes: Previous edition: 2002.; Binder-ready version.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies, 'Film History' is a comprehensive, global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film, from drama and comedy to documentary and experimental. Publisher Marketing: Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies, 'Film History' is a comprehensive, global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film, from drama and comedy to documentary and experimental. Contributor Bio:  Thompson, Kristin Kristin Thompson is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a master's degree in film from the University of Iowa and a doctorate in film from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has published "Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible: A Neoformalist Analysis" (Princeton University Press, 1981), "Exporting Entertainment: America in the World Film Market 1907-1934" (British Film Institute, 1985), "Breaking the Glass Armor: Neoformalist Film Analysis" (Princeton University Press, 1988), "Wooster Proposes, Jeeves Disposes, or, Le Mot Juste" (James H. Heineman, 1992), "Storytelling in the New Hollywood: Understanding Classical Narrative Technique" (Harvard University Press, 1999), "Storytelling in Film and Television" (Harvard University Press, 2003), "Herr Lubitsch Goes to Hollywood: German and American Film after World War I" (Amsterdam University Press, 2005), and "The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood" (University of California Press, 2007). She blogs with David at www.davidbordwell.net/blog. She maintains her own blog, "The Frodo Franchise," at www.kristinthompson.net/blog. In her spare time she studies Egyptology. Contributor Bio:  Bordwell, David David Bordwell is Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies and Hilldale Professor of Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Among his books are "Film History: An Introduction "(with Kristin Thompson, 2002), "Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment "(2000), and "On the History of Film Style "(1997).