An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928This award-winning examination of the American film industry has already been acclaimed as A major achievement in film history, unlikely to be surpassed for many years (American Historical Review) and an indispensable set (Film Quarterly) that should become the standard reference work in every American library (Choice). The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the business and the art of film in America. Each volume is heavily illustrated, and ends with several indexes, notes, a bibliography and a variety of appendixes of top-grossing films, stars and Oscar winners, and more. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions.Call your Sales Rep for details.PIM31-MAY-1801 |
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... speed is arbitrary . tests on " a number of well known cameramen , " who " tried to stick pretty close to a speed of sixty feet per minute . " They then held a series of projection tests in Chicago that convinced them to adopt a ...
... speed at this time , but investigations by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill demonstrate otherwise . In preparing dozens of different silent films for their Thames Television series Hollywood , Brownlow and Gill transferred the material on ...
... SPEEDS Ft./Min Frames / Sec . 60 16 75 20 90 * 24 * 105 28 120 32 * Standard sound projection speed . a signal from the orchestra leader to speed up projection and the finale of the picture was shown at a hundred and twenty feet a ...
Contents
Going to the Movies | 9 |
Corporate Organization | 63 |
Making Movies | 95 |
Copyright | |
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