Early cinema : from factory gate to dream factory

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Title:

Author:

Popple, Simon.

ISBN:

9781903364581

Personal Author:

Popple, Simon.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Wallflower, 2004.

Physical Description:

136 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series:

Short cuts series ; 20

Short cuts (London, England) ; 20.

Contents:

Cinema 1895-1914 -- Approaches to early cinema -- The uses of cinema -- Exhibition and reception -- Film form: genre and narrative.

Abstract:

Focusing upon the period from 1895 to 1914, Popple and Kember introduce cinema enthusiasts to a series of debates on the aesthetic, technological, cultural, ideological and economic aspects of the medium, whilst exploring new and challenging approaches to the subject.

Subject Term:

Silent films -- History and criticism.

Motion pictures -- History.

Added Author:

Kember, Joe.

Electronic Access:

Klappentext

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This book introduces the reader to the study of cinema as a series of aesthetic, technological, cultural, ideological and economic debates while exploring new and challenging approaches to the subject. It explores the period 1895 to 1914 when cinema established itself as the leading form of visual culture among rapidly expanding global media, emerging from a rich tradition of scientific, economic, entertainment and educational practices and quickly developing as a worldwide institution.