The odyssey of a film-maker (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
The odyssey of a film-maker
Date:
1960
Publisher:
Urbana : Beta Phi Mu
Volume:
The odyssey of a film-maker
Leaf #:
0009
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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PREFACE According to Webster s definition a chapbook "is any small book containing ballads, tracts , etc., such as were formerly carried about for sale by chapmen; hence any small book of popular literature!' In defiance of old meanings and standards, Beta Phi Mu presents the odyssey of A film-maker as the fourth in its series of chapbooks— none of which has been truly small or popular, or hawked in the streets by chapmen, and none of which has contained tracts or ballads. When this international library science honorary society was founded a decade ago, its membership decided that in addition to recognizing scholarly achievements within the profession, the organization would also play an active role in furthering the art of book design. It was felt that this could best be done by issuing a series of publications in which the designer would be given complete freedom to experiment. Thus was launched the Beta Phi Mu Chapbook Series, the subject matter of which has ranged from book design to fine bindings, from the juvenilia ofH. G. Wells to this personal record of Robert Flaherty. The text which follows grew out of a number of talks which Trances Flaherty gave, during ivhichfilm clips from the great Flaherty films were used to accompany her remarks. No one else, of course, knew Robert Flaherty as well as Frances Hubbard, who became his wife in 1914 and shared with him the triumphs and frustrations of his creative years. She