American cinema's transitional era
Subtitle: audiences, institutions, practices
By: edited by Charlie Keil and Shelley Stamp.
Contributors: Keil, Charlie.; Stamp, Shelley, 1963-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Motion pictures -- United States.
Description: This 'transitional era' covered the years 1908-1917 & witnessed profound changes in the structure of the motion picture industry in the US, involving film genre, film form, filmmaking practices & the emergence of the studio system. The pattern which emerged dominated the industry for decades to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.