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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457625503321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of early cinema [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard Abel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, OX ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-56676-X

1-280-34845-3

9786610348459

0-203-48204-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (823 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbelRichard <1941->

Disciplina

791.43/09/03

Soggetti

Motion pictures - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [711]-718) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARLY CINEMA; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Thematic entry list; Introduction; Entries A-Z; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This encyclopedia presents a wealth of information on early cinema history, with coverage of the techniques and equipment of film production, profiles of the pioneering directors and producers, analysis of individual films and the rapid growth of distinct film genres, and the emergence of something the world had never seen before - the movie star.The work also focuses on how the nature of film exhibition changed as the industry grew, and how the public's reception to films also changed. The pre-cinema period is closely examined to show those mass-cultural forms and practices - such