100 ideas that changed film / [electronic resource]
Parkinson, David,author.
Credo Reference (Firm),distributor.
This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. The ideas include innovative concepts, technologies, techniques and movements, from the silent era's masterpieces to today's blockbusters and art house movies, these highly illustrated pages are a chance to rediscover films from five continents.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- 100 Ideas that Changed Film -- No.1 MAGIC LANTERNS -- No.2 PERSISTENCE OF VISION -- No.3 THE KINETOSCOPE -- No.4 THE CIN�EMATOGRAPHE -- No.5 PROJECTION -- No.6 TRICK FILMS -- No.7 CLOSE-UPS -- No.8 OPTICAL TRANSITIONS -- No.9 POINT-OF-VIEW SHOTS -- No.10 TRACKING SHOTS -- No.11 CHASE SEQUENCES -- No.12 CONTINUITY EDITING -- No.13 MATCH SHOTS -- No.14 NICKELODEONS -- No.15 FILM D'ART -- No.16 FEATURE FILMS -- No.17 DREAM PALACES -- No.18 SHOOTING SCRIPTS -- No.19 IN-CAMERA EFFECTS -- No.20 SERIALS -- No.21 SLAPSTICK -- No.22 STUNTS -- No.23 THE STAR SYSTEM -- No.24 HOLLYWOOD -- No.25 MOVIE MOGULS -- No.26 BLOCK BOOKING -- No.27 THE STUDIO SYSTEM -- No.28 GENRE -- No.29 PRESOLD SOURCES -- No.30 CHILD STARS -- No.31 FAN MAGAZINES -- No.32 THE OSCARS -- No.33 MONOCHROME -- No.34 PROCESS SHOTS -- No.35 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING -- No.36 EXPRESSIONISM -- No.37 THE NARRATIVE AVANT-GARDE -- No.38 FILM SCHOOLS -- No.39 MONTAGE -- No.40 TYPAGE -- No.41 SURREALISM -- No.42 EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA -- No.43 SOUND -- No.44 MUSICAL SCORES -- No.45 DUBBING -- No.46 SUBTITLES -- No.47 NEWSREELS -- No.48 CENSORSHIP -- No.49 PROPAGANDA -- No.50 POETIC REALISM -- No.51 STUDIO REALISM -- No.52 B MOVIES -- No.53 SERIES -- No.54 SHORTS -- No.55 ANIMATION -- No.56 MODELS -- No.57 NEOREALISM -- No.58 FLASHBACKS -- No.59 VOICE-OVER -- No.60 FILM NOIR -- No.61 THE BLACKLIST -- No.62 METHOD ACTING -- No.63 TELEVISION -- No.64 THE ACADEMY RATIO -- No.65 COLOR -- No.66 3-D -- No.67 COPRODUCTION -- No.68 EPICS -- No.69 EXPLOITATION -- No.70 TRAILERS -- No.71 SAFETY FILM -- No.72 THE CIN�EMATH�EQUE FRAN�CAISE -- No.73 CANNES -- No.74 CRITICISM -- No.75 MISE EN SC�ENE -- No.76 OFFSCREEN SPACE -- No.77 AUTEUR THEORY -- No.78 HANDHELD CAMERA -- No.79 CIN�EMA V�ERIT�E -- No.80 FREE CINEMA -- No.81 THIRD CINEMA -- No.82 ZOOM -- No.83 ROAD MOVIES -- No.84 BLAXPLOITATION -- No.85 PORNOGRAPHY -- No.86 FEMINIST FILM THEORY -- No.87 BLOCKBUSTERS -- No.88 EFFECTS MAKEUP -- No.89 KIDPICS -- No.90 TEENPICS -- No.91 SEQUELS -- No.92 REMAKES -- No.93 MULTIPLEXES -- No.94 VIDEO -- No.95 HOME ENTERTAINMENT -- No.96 US INDEPENDENT CINEMA -- No.97 QUEER CINEMA -- No.98 HERITAGE FILMS -- No.99 DIGITAL VIDEO -- No.100 COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgement.
This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. The ideas include innovative concepts, technologies, techniques and movements, from the silent era's masterpieces to today's blockbusters and art house movies, these highly illustrated pages are a chance to rediscover films from five continents.
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