A Short History of the Movies
Author | : Gerald Mast |
Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 804 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000058291207 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Short History of the Movies written by Gerald Mast and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ninth edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition scrupulously accurate in its details, up-to-date, free of jargon that has made it the most widely adopted textbook for college courses in film history, and now includes a fresh look at "Persistence of Vision" and a new chapter on digital cinema. This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film, from the first movements captured on celluloid, to the early Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin shorts, through the studio heyday of the 1930s and 1940s and the "Hollywood Renaissance" of the 1960s and 1970s, to the pictures and their technology appearing in the multiplexes and living rooms of today. This new edition, which has been revised and rewritten to reflect current scholarship, recent industry developments, and new films and filmmakers, represents an accurate, scrupulous updating of a classic.