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For over a century we have been telling stories on the screen. Cinema was the first, and is arguably still the greatest, of the industrialized art forms to dominate the cultural life of the 20th century. The variety, inventiveness, and artistry throughout its history is staggering: from silent to sound, black and white to colour, and intellectual art house pieces to mass market entertainment. This Very Short Introduction defines the field of cinema, exploring its history within the cultural and aesthetic sphere. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith also considers the influence of the other art forms from which it arose, and the unique role of technological advances in the development of the cinema industry.