| The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907 Volume 1 Contributor(s): Musser, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520085337 ISBN-13: 9780520085336 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $41.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1994 Annotation: From the beginnings of cinema through the first boom in the specialized moving-picture theaters known as nickelodeons, The Emergence of Cinema looks at the first twelve years of projected motion pictures and their aural accompaniment. Early American cinema is examined as an industry and as an influential cultural practice in the context of a centuries-long history of projected images. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2003001988 |
| Series: History of the American Cinema |
| Physical Information: 1.51" H x 6.93" W x 10.06" (2.46 lbs) 3 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The origins of motion picture technologies are described and analyzed by Charles Musser in this lavishly illustrated volume. He considers social and economic as well as aesthetic aspects of the beginnings of movie making. |