The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema (1959)

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Title:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Date:
1959
Publisher:
New York : Hill and Wang
Volume:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Leaf #:
000228
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:
July 11, 2024
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ISBN 0-8090-1366-5 $2.95 The Cinema as a Graphic Art by VLADIMIR NILSEN This pioneer study on the use of the camera in film making is still one of the most important works on the subject, covering both the technical and creative processes that a camera-man must employ to produce a fusion of image and meaning. S. M. Eisenstein writes in an Appreciation included in this book: "I appreciate your effort to make the first steps towards clarification of the specific problems in the work of the cameraman considered as problems of art — that light, indeed, in which they should be faced and considered. In this way you are successfully profiting from the great experience you gained during your work as second to so great a master as Eduard Tisse on my productions 'October' and The General Line/ and also from your own successes as first camera-man during the last two years. "This experience, together with the serious and scientific approach we have introduced and are trying to cultivate in our Film University — the first in the world — is what renders your book of real value and interest to everyone concerned with the work of the camera-man as an artist. Regarding him — the 'man who turns the handle' — as such is the only fair, right and useful way of looking at him." HILL and WANG, 19 Union Square West, New York, N.Y. 10003 Cover design by Leo Manso