Dictionary of Movies and Films

Societies have particular collective realities and myths about themselves and performative traditions project them in ways depending upon the skill and motivations of the performers. Cinema, which brings forth movies and films, is one such projection of the self-image and desires of a collective unconscious, using machines to record images of life, combining still photographs to give images of continuing motion, presenting life itself, but also offering impossible realities approached only in dreams. This book covers cinema, movies and films in an encyclopaedic manner. Bringing under one roof a whole host of terminology which relate to cinema right from its earliest days in the silent era, the book delineates the efforts of cinema greats within the mould of cinema technology, creations, movies, directors, technicians, writers and actors. It also takes into account the current status of cinema worldwide, and brings within its purview terminology which relates to current trends, developments and practices. It is hoped that the insight and information of the book prove highly interesting to reader.