num_pages: 128
description: A unique &amp; comprehensive guide to all aspects of the study of silent cinema. The silent period is normally defined as covering the years 1895 to 1927, between the patenting of the Cinematographe Lumiere &amp; the first public projection of Alan Croslands The Jazz Singer. However, this book goes back to the embryonic machines for the reproduction of animated images before 1893 &amp; continues into the 1930s. what is silent film?; where are the films?; research material; viewing practice; silent cinema revisited; film measurement tables; film archives; &amp; dating Pathe films by their edge marks. Bibliography. 40 B&amp;W &amp; color plates.
language: English
title: Burning Passions: Introduction to the Study of Silent Cinema
titlecomplete: Burning Passions: Introduction to the Study of Silent Cinema
genres: Film
ratings_count: 21
publisher: British Film Institute