Contents 1
1 The movie industry 1
2 The early days of the cinema 7
3 The Golden Age of the cinema 16
4 The star system 26
5 Focus on a star——Charlie Chaplin 30
6 Focus on a film-maker——Alfred Hitchcock 36
7 How a film is made 44
8 Special effects 52
9 Focus on fear 58
10 Focus on Walt Disney 63
11 Action films 68
12 Science fiction strikes back！ 74
13 The New Wave 81
14 The death of the cinema？ 87
Key to the Exercises 91