Edward Ross – Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film – Illustrated Film History

Filmish: A Graphic Journey Through Film by Edward Ross is an illustrated exploration of cinema as both an art form and a cultural force. Using graphic storytelling, diagrams, and visual metaphors, Ross traces how film language developed and how cinema reflects and shapes politics, technology, ideology, and society.

Rather than a collection of reviews, Filmish functions as accessible film theory, examining why movies look the way they do, how genres evolve, and how power, surveillance, futurism, and dystopia recur across film history. References range from early cinema and classic Hollywood through to science fiction, animation, and modern blockbusters.

Published by SelfMadeHero, this title is widely used by film students, educators, and cinephiles, and is frequently stocked by art bookshops, museum stores, and university libraries.

Format: Softcover, fully illustrated throughout.

Condition:
Very good to near fine condition. Clean covers, tight binding, and bright interiors. No marks or damage noted. A well-presented copy suitable for collection or study.