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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... actor how to do it ( quoted in Rui Nogueira , " I Am Not Going to Write My Mem- oirs , " Sight and Sound , Spring 1969 , p . 59 ) . Here , Swanson was praising her longtime collaborator Cecil B. DeMille , who would respond to actors ...
... acting ability , and he preferred to mime each part for his players , then watch quietly during shooting as they joined their conception to his own . He was especially good with child actors and developed the successful career of Wesley ...
... actors with paint or clay . 60 This vision of a director gradually shaping a film , with the contributions of other collaborators being reduced to the merely technical , is in the direct tradition of Griffith and von Stroheim . Like ...
Contents
An Industry and an Art | 1 |
Going to the Movies | 9 |
Corporate Organization | 63 |
Copyright | |
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