ABSTRACT
How can we understand the history of film? Historical facts don’t answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this fascinating book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures. This is a survey of over 100 years of cinema history, from its beginnings in 1895, to its current state in the 21st century. An accessible, introductory text, Movie History: A Survey looks at not only the major films, filmmakers, and cinema institutions throughout the years, but also extends to the production, distribution, exhibition, technology and reception of films. The textbook is divided chronologically into four sections, using the timeline of technological changes Written by two highly respected film scholars and experienced teachers, Movie History is the ideal textbook for students studying film history.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |130 pages
The silent cinema 1895–1927
chapter |27 pages
The Invention and Innovation of Motion Pictures
chapter |26 pages
The Triumph of Hollywood
chapter |23 pages
Hollywood Establishes the Classical Narrative Style
chapter |27 pages
Influential Alternatives to Hollywood: European Cinema
chapter |21 pages
Experiments in Filmmaking: The USSR
part |96 pages
The Hollywood Studio Era 1928–1950
chapter |31 pages
The Coming of Sound and the Studio System
chapter |32 pages
The First Golden Age of Hollywood Movie Making
part |128 pages
The television era 1950–1977
chapter |32 pages
Television, Wide-Screen, And Color
chapter |28 pages
A Transformation of Hollywood Movie Making
chapter |34 pages
The European Art-Cinema Alternative
part |59 pages
The video to digital era 1977–2010