The film : its economic, social, and artistic problems (1948)

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Title:
The film : its economic, social, and artistic problems
Date:
1948
Publisher:
Basel : Holbein Publishing Company Basle
Volume:
The film : its economic, social, and artistic problems
Leaf #:
00054
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 02, 2025
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ARTISTIC PRODUCTION Film Direction Film Direction The creator responsible for a film is the director. He has the general direction of all sections of the collective artistic work. Of course there are exceptions, when another collaborator gives a film his specific style; in rare cases the cameraman, in frequent cases the author of the dialogue, and very frequently the star, who most of the time, however, does harm to the tilni as such. In addition, in America the producer is often more influential in the control of the him than his director, who then acts only as a technician. The task oi the theatrical director is primarily the direction of the actors, and only secondarily the stage picture. Of course this relation changes from director to director and from play to play, and above all from the style of one period to another. The hrst task ot the iilm director, in contrast, is the picture direction with its two main sections: camera direction and montage. Good direction of the actors, which is, ot course, also of the greatest importance for the him, does not by itself make a good film. Only through the picture direction does the whole undertaking become a film. Since the functions of the film director include direction of the actors and direction of the picture, one should read the following chapter on the film actor and the film picture, so to speak, under the heading of Film Direction. 21