Designed as an introductory film text for high school and early college students, this book contains twelve chapters, each dealing with one of the following subjects: "Citizen Kane," the history and production of the film, film and cinematic terms, the image on the film, the image of the world through film, editing, sounds, the director, animation, criticism, genres of film, and Hollywood. Each chapter contains numerous stills from motion pictures which are representative or illustrative of the technique or topic being considered. A final section of the book contains filmographic information and notes on the films most prominently discussed or presented throughout the book. (LL)