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Beskrivning
The origins of motion picture technologies are described and analyzed by Charles Musser in this lavishly illustrated volume. He considers social and economic as well as aesthetic aspects of the beginnings of movie making.
Charles Musser is Assistant Professor of American Studies and Film Studies at Yale University and author of Before the Nickelodeon (California, 1990).
Innehållsförteckning
General PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART 1Before Cinema1 Toward a History of Screen Practice2 Thomas Edison and the Amusement World3 Projecting Motion Pictures: Invention and InnovationPART 2The Novelty of Cinema: 1896-18974 The Vitascope5 Early Motion-Picture Companies6 The Proliferation of Motion-Picture Companies and an Assessmentof the Novelty YearPART 3The Exhibitor Plays a Creative Role: 1897-19007 Full-Length Programs: Fights, Passion Plays, and Travel8 Commercial Warfare and the Spanish American War: 1897-18989 The Film Industry Achieves Modest Stability: 1898-1901PART 4The Production Company Assumes Creative Dominance: 1900-190510 A Period of Commercial Crisis: 1900-190311 The Transition to Story Films: 1903-190412 Cinema Flourishes Within Its Existing Commercial Framework:1904-1905PART 5The Beginnings of the Nickelodeon Era: 1905-190713 Nickels Count: Storefront Theaters: 1905-190714 Production as the Nickelodeon Era Begins: 1905-1907Concluding RemarksList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyPicture SourcesGeneral IndexIndex of Films
