Celluloid : the film to-day (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Celluloid : the film to-day
Date:
1931
Publisher:
London : Longmans, Green and Co.
Volume:
Celluloid : the film to-day
Leaf #:
000119
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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THE CREATIVE CINEMA 8l Television is as yet in its laboratory stage, but that it will develop into a practical commercial proposition within a few years must be accepted as certain. The existing chains of broadcasting stations are, of course, the future bases for the transmission of images as well as sound by radio, proof of which may be found in the gradual acquisition of existing stations by the big electrical companies. But that television will displace the cinema need not be feared; the cinema failed to displace the stage, and radio to discourage the human orchestra. On the contrary, I think it likely, for reasons already stated, that television may assist the cinema in finding at long last its proper level as a means of expression for philosophy, propaganda, culture and education. In the meanwhile, regardless of its self-abuse, cinematography pursues its own course, zig-zagging and ragged perhaps, but this is only to be expected in such conflicting circumstances. It is such conflict that breeds cinematic progress and brings fresh minds to bear upon its problems.