Story, Style, and Filmmaking, 1907-1913 (Wisconsin Studies in Film, Kristin Thompson, Supervising Editor; David Bordwell and Vance Kepley, Jr., General Editors)
Edición de la obra Early American Cinema in Transition
| Autor | Charlie Keil |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Fecha de publicación | January 10, 2002 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 306 |
| Formato | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780299173647 |
| ISBN-10 | 029917364X |
| OCLC | 47002138 |
| LCCN | 2001003112 |
| Número de Cutter |
K27e |
The period 1907-1913 marks a crucial transitional moment in American cinema. As moving picture shows changed from mere novelty to an increasingly popular entertainment, fledgling studios responded with longer running times and more complex storytelling. A growing trade press and changing production procedures also influenced filmmaking. In Early American Cinema in Transition, Charlie Keil looks at a broad cross-section of fiction films to examine the formal changes in cinema of this period and the ways that filmmakers developed narrative techniques to suit the fifteen-minute, one-reel format. Keil outlines the kinds of narratives that proved most suitable for a single reel's duration, the particular demands that time and space exerted on this early form of film narration, and the ways filmmakers employed the unique features of a primarily visual medium to craft stories that would appeal to an audience numbering in the millions.