Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Date:
1960
Publisher:
New York : Oxford University Press
Volume:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Leaf #:
00019
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 28, 2024
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Photography 3 HISTORICAL SURVEY 4 Early view and trends 4 Current views and trends 8 SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATIONS 12 The basic aesthetic principle 12 The photographic approach 13 Affinities 18 Appeals 21 The issue of art 22 I. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 2. Basic Concepts 27 PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM 28 THE TWO MAIN TENDENCIES 30 Lumiere and Melies 30 The realistic tendency 33 The formative tendency 3 5 Clashes between the two tendencies 36 THE CINEMATIC APPROACH 37 THE ISSUE OF ART 39 3. The Establishment of Physical Existence 41 RECORDING FUNCTIONS 41 Movement 41 Inanimate objects 45 REVEALING FUNCTIONS 46 Things normally unseen 46 Phenomena overwhelming consciousness 57 Special modes of reality 58 XV