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Early American cinema in transition :

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Early American cinema in transition :

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story, style, and filmmaking, 1907-1913 /

Charlie Keil

xiii, 306 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Wisconsin studies in film

Filmography: pages 270-286

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and indexes

Introduction -- "Boom time in the moving-picture business": Inndustrial structure, production practices, and the trade press -- "A story vital and unified in its action": The demands of narrative -- "An immeasurably greater freedom": Time and space in transitional cinema -- "The modern technique of art": The style of transitional cinema -- Analyzing transition: Six sample films -- Conclusion

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The period 1907-1913 marks a crucial transitional moment in American cinema. As moving picture shows changed from mere novelty to an increasingly popular entertainment, fledgling studios responded with longer running times and more complex storytelling. A growing trade press and changing production procedures also influenced filmmaking. In Early American Cinema in Transition, Charlie Keil looks at a broad cross-section of fiction films to examine the formal changes in cinema of this period and the ways that filmmakers developed narrative techniques to suit the fifteen-minute, one-reel format. Keil outlines the kinds of narratives that proved most suitable for a single reel's duration, the particular demands that time and space exerted on this early form of film narration, and the ways filmmakers employed the unique features of a primarily visual medium to craft stories that would appeal to an audience numbering in the millions

Early American cinema in transition.

Early American cinema in transition.

Motion picture industry-- United States-- History-- 20th century

Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 20th century

Keil, Charlie

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