Shot on location : postwar American cinema and the exploration of real place /

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Renowned film scholar R. Barton Palmer explores the historical, ideological, economic, and technical developments that led Hollywood filmmakers of the late 1940s and 1950s to increasingly head outside the studio and capture footage of real places. Examining works ranging from Sunset Blvd. to The Sea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Palmer, R. Barton, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Series:Techniques of the moving image.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Setting and scenery.
Cinéma > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cinéma > Production et réalisation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cinéma > Décors.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Production and direction.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Real History, Real Cinema
  • 1. Filming The Transitory World We Live In
  • 2. The Postwar Turn Toward The Real
  • 3. Of Backdrops And Place: The Searchers And Sunset Blvd
  • 4. An American Neorealism?
  • 5. Noir On Location
  • 6. The Legacies Of The Ramparts We Watch
  • Conclusion: Authentic Banality?
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About The Author

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