film theory

When you write about film, it's called film theory. Related to Film analysis. I'm still not sure how much of a role it makes in filmmaking, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Types

Thre are two types of film theory:
classical film theory | contemporary film theory

Note that contemporary is actually just anything after the 1960's, which is not really that contemporary. Lol.

Reading 👀

Here are some important books on film theory.

Book	Author	Style	Type
Film Form Essays in Film Theory	Sergei Eisenstein	formalism	classical
What is Cinema Vol 1	André Bazin	realism	classical
What is Cinema Vol 2	André Bazin	realism	classical
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema	Laura Mulvey	feminist	contemporary