Close Up (Mar-Dec 1933)

Record Details:

Title:
Close Up
Date:
Mar-Dec 1933
Publisher:
[London, etc., Pool]
Volume:
Close up ... devoted to the art of films
Leaf #:
000391
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Global Cinema, Switzerland, and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
As an active film magazine, CLOSE UP lasted only a short time, from 1927 to 1933. Yet the legacy of this English-language periodical, which was published in Switzerland, continues to matter. Edited by Bryher and her husband Kenneth Macpherson, CLOSE UP became THE magazine for energetic debates about the nature of cinema and manifestos imagining new forms of filmmaking and spectatorship. The magazine published articles by filmmakers, such as Sergei Eisenstein, and female literary modernists, such as H.D. and Gertrude Stein. As film scholar Anne Friedberg explains in the anthology CLOSE-UP, 1927-1933: CINEMA & MODERNISM, 'CLOSE UP became the model for a certain type of writing about film -- writing that was theoretically astute, politically incisive, critical of films that were simply 'entertainment.' For six and a half years, CLOSE UP maintained a forum for a broad variety of ideas about the cinema; it never advocated a single direction of development, but rather posed alternatives to existing modes of production, consumption, and film style.' Like Friedberg's own writing, CLOSE UP continues to be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of film and media theory. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
November 07, 2023
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CLOSE UP 367 By the request of The executive Committee of the Second International Exhibition of Cinematograph Art, organized by the International Institute of Educational Cinematography at Rome and under the auspices of the " Biennal " International Art Exhibition of Venice. We are publishing below the rules pertaining to this Exhibition for our English readers. REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE II. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CINEMATOGRAPHY— .VENICE, AUGUST 1934. Admission of Italian Films. 1. — In accordance with the art regulations of the Biennial Exhibition of Art, admission to the II. International Exhibition of Cinematography is by invitation only, issued by the Presidency. 2. — The choice of the film producing corporations to be invited is made on the proposal of the Technical Executive Committee. 3. — The Presidency reserves the right to reject films judged lacking in artistic dignity, or such as would wound the feelings of the country in which the exhibition takes place. The decision of the Presidency is final. Admission of Foreign Films. 4. — The International participation in the Exhibition of Cinematography is effected through syndicates and institutions that exist in the different countries for the protection, promotion and control of the cinematograph industry. 5. — The Presidency, however, reserves the right to invite personally " regisseurs," artistic and scenic directors and actors, clubs or institutions that are in any way concerned in film life, to take part in the Exhibition with such subjects, shorts and pictures, the character and special artistic nature of which fulfils the requisite of the Exhibition. 6. — -The syndicates or institutions of the different producing nations will act as delegates to the Biennial, and will take charge of the choice, collection, and despatch of the material, in good time. 7. — Invitations will be issued together with the present regulations, and the acceptance on the part of the corporation signifies explicit adhesion to the present regulations. Notification, Transport and Packing. 8. — Films must be ready for despatch to Venice not later than July 1st, 1934. By the same date the corporations and artists invited must forward to the Secretary of the Biennial the exact title of each film ; a clear statement of the names of the regisseurs, of the principal actors, a brief summary of each film and all particulars that may be useful for the comprehension and illustration of the subject. A certain number of pictures will also have to be sent for advertising purposes. 9. — The cost of carriage from the producing country to Venice will be borne by the Exhibition. It will also bear the return carriage expenses. 10. — Competitors must carefully pack films in strong metal boxes and, at the same time, insure the films, for the duration of the Exhibition against all risks from fire or damages while travelling.