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- catalog abstract "Intended for all scholars, students, and lovers of film, this history tells you everything you need to know about American silent film, from the nickelodeons in the early 1900s to the birth of the first "talkies" in the late 1920s. The author provides descriptions of classic pictures such as The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Sunrise, The Covered Wagon, and Greed, and discusses their technical and artistic merits and weaknesses. He pays tribute to acknowledged masters like D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Lillian and Dorothy Gish, but he also gives ample attention to previously neglected yet equally gifted actors and directors. In addition, the book covers individual genres, such as the comedy, western gangster, and spectacle, and explores such essential but little-understood subjects as art direction, production design, lighting and camera techniques, and the art of the subtitle; with over 150 photographs.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b11082970.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "A survey -- The beginnings -- The birth of film grammar -- The early features -- Griffith and The Birth of a Nation -- Intolerance -- Stabilization -- The art of the sub-title -- The directors -- The early twenties -- Griffith in the twenties -- The mid-1920's: the new dominance of the female star -- Genres -- The Western -- Comedy -- The peak years -- Art direction and production design -- European influences -- Transition to sound: early talkies.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-365) and index.".
- catalog description "Intended for all scholars, students, and lovers of film, this history tells you everything you need to know about American silent film, from the nickelodeons in the early 1900s to the birth of the first "talkies" in the late 1920s. The author provides descriptions of classic pictures such as The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Sunrise, The Covered Wagon, and Greed, and discusses their technical and artistic merits and weaknesses. He pays tribute to acknowledged masters like D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and Lillian and Dorothy Gish, but he also gives ample attention to previously neglected yet equally gifted actors and directors. In addition, the book covers individual genres, such as the comedy, western gangster, and spectacle, and explores such essential but little-understood subjects as art direction, production design, lighting and camera techniques, and the art of the subtitle; with over 150 photographs.--From publisher description.".
- catalog extent "387 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0306808765 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Da Capo Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "791.43/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Motion pictures United States History.".
- catalog subject "PN1993.5.U6 E9 1998".
- catalog subject "Silent films United States History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "A survey -- The beginnings -- The birth of film grammar -- The early features -- Griffith and The Birth of a Nation -- Intolerance -- Stabilization -- The art of the sub-title -- The directors -- The early twenties -- Griffith in the twenties -- The mid-1920's: the new dominance of the female star -- Genres -- The Western -- Comedy -- The peak years -- Art direction and production design -- European influences -- Transition to sound: early talkies.".
- catalog title "American silent film / William K. Everson.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".