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 #:
00022
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 11. The Film of Fact 193 INTRODUCTION 193 Genres 193 Characteristics 193 Scope of investigation 194 THE FILM ON ART 195 Gain in three-dimensional naturalness 195 The experimental trend 196 The documentary trend 199 DOCUMENTARY 201 Concern about material reality 201 Indifference to material reality 206 Re-cmergence of the story 211 12. The Theatrical Story 215 INTRODUCTION 215 Form and content 215 An uncinematic story form 216 ORIGINS AND SOURCES 2l6 CHARACTERISTICS 2l8 Emphasis on human interaction 218 Complex units 219 Detachable patterns of meanings 220 A whole with a purpose 221 ATTEMPTS AT ADJUSTMENT 222 The "most marvelous things" 222 Two alternatives 225 conclusions 230 Insoluble dilemma 230 D. W. Griffith's admirable nonsolution 231 13. Interlude: Film and Novel 232 SIMILARITIES 232 Like film, the novel tends to render life in its fullness 232 Like film, the novel aspires to endlessness 233 DIFFERENCES 234 Formal properties 234 Two worlds 237 ABOUT ADAPTATIONS FROM NOVELS 239 Difference in cinematic quality 239 The content of novels 239 Cinematic adaptations 240 Uncinematic adaptations 242