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OverviewFor the first fifty years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. These short segments released twice a week and lasting only about ten minutes, contained a potpourri of news footage representing a unique combination of journalism and entertainment. With the advent of television news programs following World War II, newsreels became obsolete though they did not die immediately. These shorts remain the first instances of moving image photographic journalism and for over five decades proved a unique and influential source of information - and misinformation - for generations of American moviegoers. Encompassing the years from 1911 to 1967, this history details the full span of the American newsreel. It discusses the European - developed actualities which were the forerunners of American newsreels and explores the ways in which the production of the American version changed over time. Ultimately a source of entertainment, newsreels were at best sterile representations of an event and at worst outright re-creations or frauds. This revised third edition contains all the insights of the original text with an additional chapter which explores the ethical and unethical use of newsreels in contemporary television documentaries. New photographs and an enlarged bibliography are also included. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Raymond FieldingPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 18.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 26.30cm Weight: 0.621kg ISBN: 9780786426348ISBN 10: 0786426349 Pages: 249 Publication Date: 24 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsvery scholarly, worthwhile <i>Classic Images.</i> very scholarly, worthwhile Classic Images. Author InformationRaymond Fielding is dean emeritus of the School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He lives in Tallahassee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |