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Bob Moss

Born: 1941 in Olney, England
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Moss moved directly to Chicago from London, England when he was 11 years old. He attended James G. Blaine elementary and LakeView High School and graduated from Northwestern University and Chicago-Kent College of Law. After a 30 year abasence he returned home to Chicago in 2004 where he continues to live while attending Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Northwestern.

Biography: Bob Moss is a graduate of Northwestern University (PhB, 1966) and I.I.T. Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D., 1973). Following a career as a social worker, lawyer, and state district judge, Bob retired and began studying about film—his passion. Bob is a member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Northwestern University in Chicago. Over the past several years, he has coordinated several film-study groups at OLLI on topics such as ''The Art of Watching Films'', ''Scene by Scene'', which features directors and actors discussing their famous scenes, and ''The Story of Film''. In addition, Bob leads a number of biweekly movie-discussion groups in which the members analyze current feature films. This book came about due to the positive response Bob received from the discussion group members who learned how to use the film-analysis technique he developed.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: bob.moss@vibesfromthescreen.com
Website: http://www.vibesfromthescreen.com
Bob Moss on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bob+moss


Selected Titles

  Vibes From The Screen :
ISBN: 9781635050653 OCLC: 956647688

MCP Books, Minneapolis : 2016.

Bob Moss builds his book around the words of the great filmmakers. Through€them, he introduces readers to the elements of film, filmmakers'€techniques, and how to find the meanings portrayed. This dynamic€guide also provides an understanding of how various people involved€in making a film think about their craft. From these glimpses, €the viewer gains better insight into recognizing the themes communicated€through the images and sounds of a film. The proven result€is greater film enjoyment.Vibes From The Screen€is a must for all filmgoers. Neophytes and professionals alike will€benefit ...--Pen.

 

 

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