American cinema of the 1910s : themes and variations
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American cinema of the 1910s : themes and variations
（Screen decades）
Rutgers University Press, c2009
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- : pbk
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Chronology: p. ix-xii
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hardcover ISBN 9780813544441
Description
It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood. The essays in American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.
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: pbk ISBN 9780813544458
Description
It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood.The essays in American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.
Table of Contents
Introduction : Movies and the 1910s / Ben Singer and Charlie Keil
1910 : Movies, reform, and new women / Scott Simmon
1911 : Movies and the stability of the institution / EIleen Bowser
1912 : Movies, innovative nostalgia, and real-life threats / Richard Abel
1913 : Movies and the beginning of a new era / Charlie Keil
1914 : Movies and cultural hierarchy / Rob King
1915 : Movies and the state of the union / Lee Grieveson
1916 : Movies and the ambiguities of progressivism / Shelley Stamp
1917 : Movies and practical patriotism / Leslie Midkiffe DeBauche
1918 : Movies, propaganda, and entertainment / James Latham
1919 : Movies and righteous Americanism / Ben Singer
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