Silent Cinema - Softcover

Robb, Brian J.

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ISBN 10: 1904048633 ISBN 13: 9781904048633

Verlag: Kamera Books, 2007

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Silent cinema was never truly silent as performances were more often than not accompanied by live music and the noise of enthusiastic audiences. Yet silent cinema is regarded as a specific era in the history of the medium, and often as a separate art form in its own right. New York Times-bestselling author Brian J. Robb's lively resource traces how, from the origins of cinema onwards to the coming of sound in 1929 withThe Jazz Singer, many of the ground rules of cinema were laid and filmmaking techniques developed, including editing and special effects, styles of acting, and filming on location. Studying the earliest origins of cinema, including the stars, comedians, and directors who became popular from the late-Victorian era to the end of the 1920s, including D. W. Griffiths, Cecil B. DeMille, and Sergi Eisenstein, this book also includes a look at the Hollywood scandals of the time. The accompanying DVD includes lengthy excerpts from films such as The Perils of Pauline, Phantom of the Opera,Salomé, and Son of the Sheik.

Biografía del autor

Brian J. Robb is a writer and biographer whose previous books includ aNew York Times-bestselling biography of Leonardo DiCaprio; Screams & Nightmares, the definitive book on horror director Wes Craven; biographies of Johnny Depp and Ewan McGregor; andCounterfeit Worlds. He is managing editor at Titan Magazines and editor of theOfficial Star Wars Magazine.

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• Verlag: Kamera Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1904048633
• ISBN 13: 9781904048633
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192