How long does it take to read Looking at Movies?
Looking at Movies by Richard Barsam takes about 9 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 39 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2003. 526 pages, about 144,650 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Thirty-two "discovery modules" (signaled by the www icon in the text) explore selected topics in depth. Look inside the back cover for a list of modules. Twelve "frame sequence animations" provide quick-reference clips of films mentioned in the text. Look inside the front cover for a list of animations. Seven "case studies" provide model analyses of frequently screened movies (Bicycle Thieves, Chinatown, North by Northwest, Touch of Evil, The Piano, Breathless, and Apocalypse Now). More than 250 quiz questions provide thorough review of key concepts. Illustrated timelines trace major events in film history. A glossary of key terms, a guide to writing about movies, and links to other web resources are also available. (from the first edition)
Subjects: Cinematography, Motion pictures, Citizen Kane (US, Orson Welles, Aesthetics, genres
