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Silent Cinema

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Silent Cinema

By Paolo Cherchi Usai

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About the book

Paolo Cherchi Usai provides a comprehensive introduction to the study, research and preservation of silent cinema from its heyday in the early 20th century to its present day flourishing. He traces the history of the moving image in its formative years, from Edison's and Lumiere's first experiments to the dawn of `talkies'; provides a clear guide to the basics of silent film technology; introduces the technical and creative roles involved in its production, and presents silent cinema as a perfor...Show more

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ISBN

9781844575299

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Silent Cinema

Format

Hardcover

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