The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style & Mode of Production to 1960

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Columbia University Press, 1985 - Business & Economics - 506 pages

How films are conceived, planned, and produced leaves a mark upon the films, directly and structurally. The relations between film style and mode of production are, according to the authors, reciprocal and mutually influencing. The authors trace such topics as style, economics, and technology over time, demonstrating how significant changes occurrred in Hollywood from the earliest days through the sixties.

 

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About the author (1985)

Kirsten Thompson is a professor of Film Studies at Seattle University. Her books include Apocalyptic Dread: American Film at the Turn of the Millennium (SUNY Press, 2007) and Crime Films: Investigating the Scene (Columbia University Press, 2007).

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