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OverviewIn the early 1900s, so-called race filmmakers set out to produce black-oriented pictures to counteract the racist caricatures that had dominated cinema from its inception. Richard E. Norman, a southern-born white filmmaker, was one such pioneer. From humble beginnings as a roving ""home talent"" filmmaker, recreating photoplays that starred local citizens, Norman would go on to produce high-quality feature-length race pictures. Together with his better-known contemporaries Oscar Micheaux and Noble and George Johnson, Richard E. Norman helped to define early race filmmaking. Making use of unique archival resources, including Norman's personal and professional correspondence, detailed distribution records, and newly discovered original shooting scripts, this book offers a vibrant portrait of race in early cinema. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara Tepa Lupack , Michael T. MartinPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780253010568ISBN 10: 025301056 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 08 November 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Martin Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: A New Vision of Opportunity 1. Race Matters: The Evolution of Race Filmmaking 2. Have You Talent? : Norman's Early Career 3. Not a White Man in the Cast : Norman's Early Race Films 4. Taking Two Hides From the Ox : The Bull-Dogger and The Crimson Skull 5. A Risky Experiment : Zircon and Regeneration 6. You Know We Have the Goods : The Flying Ace and Black Gold 7. It Takes a Darn Good One to Stick : Norman's Later Career Afterword Appendix 1: Shooting Script: The Green Eyed Monster Appendix 2: Shooting Script (Fragment) and Scenario: The Bull-Dogger Appendix 3: Shooting Script: The Crimson Skull Notes IndexReviewsGrounded in impressive archival research, Barbara Lupack's book offers a long overdue history of Richard E. Norman and the filmmaking company he established early in the twentieth century. Lupack's ability to describe Norman's films - and the work that went into their production - reanimates them for readers and stresses their role in shaping early African American cinematic representation. - Paula Massood, author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in 20th-Century Photography and Film <p> Grounded in impressive archival research, Barbara Lupack's book offers a long overdue history of Richard E. Norman and the filmmaking company he established early in the twentieth century. Lupack's ability to describe Norman's films--and the work that went into their production--reanimates them for readers and stresses their role in shaping early African American cinematic representation. --Paula Massood, author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in 20th-Century Photography and Film--Paula Massood author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in 20th-Century Photography and Film Grounded in impressive archival research, Barbara Lupack's book offers a long overdue history of Richard E. Norman and the filmmaking company he established early in the twentieth century. Lupack's ability to describe Norman's films-and the work that went into their production-reanimates them for readers and stresses their role in shaping early African American cinematic representation. -Paula Massood, author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in 20th-Century Photography and Film Thoroughly researched and crisply written... The first book-length work on Norman, Lupack's monograph clearly delineates the Norman Company's importance... [Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking's] most profound contribution lies, perhaps, in how it illuminates the fraught economics of race filmmaking... -Journal of American History Lupack's book provides a wealth of archival information about this vibrant moment in film history... [This] is a solid contribution to regional film studies and race film business practice, and will appeal to scholars, students, and film-buffs alike. -Black Camera <p>Grounded in impressive archival research, Barbara Lupack's book offers a long overdue history of Richard E. Norman and the filmmaking company he established early in the twentieth century. Lupack's ability to describe Norman's films--and the work that went into their production--reanimates them for readers and stresses their role in shaping early African American cinematic representation.--Paula Massood author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in 20th-Century Photography and Film Author InformationBarbara Tepa Lupack has written extensively on American literature, film, and culture. She has authored or edited more than 20 books and taught at universities within the United States and abroad. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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