編者吉爾·內爾姆斯（Jill Nelmes），東倫敦大學電影學高級講師，教授從本科到研究生的一係列課程，學術研究的重點包括性彆與電影以及劇本創作。她是威爾士聯閤教育委員會媒體研究專業的監審員，近兩年在加州大學洛杉磯分校研究劇本創作學並供職於洛杉磯電影界。關於本書其他撰稿人的情況，請見書中專頁的詳盡介紹。

譯者李小剛，1957年8月齣生，曾任職中國藝術研究院《文藝理論與批評》編輯部。1996年至今，任《世界電影》雙月刊副編審。主要論文、序跋和導讀多篇，散見《電影藝術》《青年文學》《文藝報》《世界電影》等報刊。發錶的主要譯文（含電影劇本）約50餘篇，散見《世界電影》1994年至今各期。編著有《希區柯剋經典懸念電影小說集》《九十年代世界流行影片》《鬼眼：世界經典恐怖電影小說集》《萬事由來》（含閤編）等。另有譯著《權力夥伴：剋林頓與希拉裏的美國》《美國與東亞：衝突與閤作》《基因突變》《遊俠》等十餘種。

Lavishly illustrated with over 123 up-to-date film stills and productions shots, this is the completely revised and updated fourth edition of the comprehensive leading textbook for students of cinema. Guiding students through the key issues and concepts in film studies, "Introduction to Film Studies" traces the historical development of film, and introduces some of the world's key national cinemas. Each chapter is written by a subject specialist, three new authors contribute to the book, a wide range of films are analyzed and discussed, and a broad spectrum of theories and theorists are presented, from formalism to feminism, and from Eisenstein to Deleuze. Key features of the fourth edition are: full coverage of important topics for introductory level; updated coverage of a wide range of concepts, theories and issues in film studies; in-depth discussion of the contemporary film industry; new chapters on Rediscovering Film, Ethnicity, Race and Cinema, Documentary, Film, Form and Narrative, British Cinema, Approaches to Cinematic Authorship; new case studies on films such as Bamboozled, Wild Strawberries, Run Lola Run, Grey Gardens, Grizzly Man, Boy's Don't Cry, Love Actually, and many others marginal key terms, notes, cross-referencing suggestions for further reading, further viewing and a comprehensive glossary and bibliography website resources including updated popular case studies from previous editions, a chapter on German Cinema and links to supporting sites. Widely reviewed by teachers in the field, and including a foreword by Bill Nichols, it will be essential reading for any introductory student of film, media studies or the visual arts worldwide.