Early American cinema in transition : story, style, and filmmaking, 1907-1913 /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keil, Charlie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2001.
Series:Wisconsin studies in film.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion picture industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Cinéma > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Boom time in the moving-picture business": Inndustrial structure, production practices, and the trade press
  • "A story vital and unified in its action": The demands of narrative
  • "An immeasurably greater freedom": Time and space in transitional cinema
  • "The modern technique of art": The style of transitional cinema
  • Anaylzing transition: Six sample films
  • Conclusion.

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