Overview

This revised guide to silent film studies contains two new chapters that present an analysis of color technology and aesthetics. They look at how silent films are saved, restored and made accessible via archives. Aided by new material, this bookis a survey of the first 30 years in the history of film.

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Author:   Paolo Cherchi Usai
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   BFI Publishing
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.457kg
ISBN:  

9780851707464

ISBN 10:   0851707467
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   01 October 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition (2000) David Robinson Preface to the First English Edition (1994) Kevin Brownlow Introduction: Burning Passions 1. The Romance of Celluloid 2. The Way of All Flesh Tones 3. The Ethics of Film Preservation 4. Raiders of the Lost Nitrate 5. F is for Filmography 6. Histoire Detective 7. Film History Pursued by Other Means Appendices 1: Film Measurement Tables 2: Moving Image Archives 3: Identification of Melie's Films by the Star Film Trademarks 1896--1913 4: Identification of Eastman Kodak Stock by its Edge Codes 1913--28 5: Identification of Pathe Films by heir Edge Marks 6: Film Mutilation and How to Prevent It (1924) 7: The Film Prayer

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