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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462760403321

Autore

Pope Norris <1945->

Titolo

Chronicle of a camera [[electronic resource] ] : the Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945-1972 / / Norris Pope

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2013

ISBN

1-62103-928-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

777

Soggetti

Arriflex 35 motion picture cameras - History - 20th century

Cinematography - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First printing 2013.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Terms; 1. Introduction: A Thirteen-Pound Wonder; 2. Advantages of Portability: The Early Postwar Years; 3. Increasing Usefulness: The Fifties; 4. Technical Innovation: The Fifties and Sixties; 5. A Secondary Camera of Choice: The Sixties and Early Seventies; 6. Shooting Low-Budget Features: The Sixties and Early Seventies; 7. Mainstream Successes: The Sixties and Early Seventies; 8. Conclusion: Master Shot; Appendix: Foreign Influences: The Arriflex 35 Overseas; Notes; Photo Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a history of the most consequential 35mm motion picture camera introduced in North America in the quarter century following the Second World War: the Arriflex 35. It traces the North American history of this camera from 1945 through 1972--when the first lightweight, self-blimped 35mm cameras became available.  Chronicle of a Camera emphasizes theatrical film production, documenting the Arriflex's increasingly important role in expanding the range of production choices, styles, and even content of American motion pictures in this period. The book's exploration