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Early American cinema in transition : story, style, and filmmaking, 1907-1913 /
The period 1907-1913 marks a crucial transitional moment in American cinema. As moving picture shows changed from mere noveity to an increasingly popular entertainment, fledgling studios responded with longer running times and more complex storytelling. A growing trade press and changing production...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
©2001.
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| Colección: | Wisconsin studies in film.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The period 1907-1913 marks a crucial transitional moment in American cinema. As moving picture shows changed from mere noveity to an increasingly popular entertainment, fledgling studios responded with longer running times and more complex storytelling. A growing trade press and changing production procedures also influenced filmmaking. In Early American Cinema in Transition, Charlie Keil looks at a broad cross-section of fiction films to examine the formal changes in cinema of this period and the ways that filmmakers developed narrative techniques to suit the fifteen-minute, one-reel format. Keil outlines the kinds of narratives that proved most suitable for a single reel's duration, the particular demands that time and space exerted on this early form of film narration, and the ways filmmakers employed the unique features of a primarily visual medium to craft stories that would appeal to an audience numbering in the millions. He underscores his analysis with a detailed look at six films: The Boy Detective; The Forgotten Watch; Rose O'Salem-Town; Cupid's Monkey Wrench; Belle Boyd, a Confederate Spy; and Suspense. Book jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Filmography: pages 270-286. Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780299173630 0299173631 1283486008 9781283486002 029917364X 9780299173647 9786613486004 6613486000 |