Theory of the film : (character and growth of a new art) (1952)

Record Details:

Title:
Theory of the film : (character and growth of a new art)
Date:
1952
Publisher:
London : Dennis Dobson Ltd.
Volume:
Theory of the film : (character and growth of a new art)
Leaf #:
0009
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:
September 12, 2024
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CONTENTS Part I PREFACE 11 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 13 I IN PRAISE OF THEORY 17 Dangers of ignorance; Why are people not taught to appreciate films?; Need for general culture; Creative culture; Theory as a new Columbus; A great opportunity missed. II ANCIENT HISTORY 23 Movies and large-scale industry; Photographic theatre; New subjects; New characters; Slapstick comedy; Examples. Ill ANEWFORM-LANGUAGE 30 IV VISUAL CULTURE 33 Film culture; The colonial Englishman; The Siberian girl; We have learned to see; Why are old films funny?; Art does not develop. DERSICHTBAREMENSCH 39 VI THECREATIVECAMERA 46 We are in the picture; Identification; A new philosophy of art; Principle of the microcosm; Ideology of the pioneers.