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Autore |
Gomery Douglas |
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Titolo |
The coming of sound : a history / / Douglas Gomery |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2005 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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1-135-92394-9 |
1-135-92395-7 |
1-280-10704-9 |
0-203-99772-7 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sound motion pictures - History |
Motion picture industry - United States - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1 A Preview -- chapter 2 The Preconditions for Innovation -- chapter 3 The Warner Bros. Innovate Sound -- chapter 4 William Fox Innovates Sound -- chapter 5 Warners' Blockbuster -- chapter 6 Paramount and Loew's Wait, and Then Make Their Deal -- chapter 7 The Rise of RKO -- chapter 8 The Diffusion of Sound in the United States -- chapter 9 Diffusion of Sound Throughout the World -- chapter 10 The Formation of the Studio System -- chapter 11 Mopping up the Loose Ends -- chapter 12 The Coming of Sound. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sound transformed not only the Hollywood film industry, but all of world cinema. This text examines how the arrival of sound brought a boom to the industry and why its social impact deepened in complexity. |
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