A Short History of Film 3d Edition by Wheeler Winston Dixon, ISBN-13: 978-0813595122

A Short History of Film 3d Edition by Wheeler Winston Dixon, ISBN-13: 978-0813595122

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• Publisher: ‎ Rutgers University Press; Third Edition, Third (March 30, 2018)
• Language: ‎ English
• 524 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0813595126
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0813595122

Selected as an Outstanding University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Usage, American Association of University Presses. Selected as a Most Significant University Press Title for undergraduates by Choice.

With more than 250 images, new information on international cinema—especially Polish, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, and Iranian filmmakers—an expanded section on African-American filmmakers, updated discussions of new works by major American directors, and a new section on the rise of comic book movies and computer generated special effects, this is the most up to date resource for film history courses in the twenty-first century.

The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume. Succinct yet comprehensive, A Short History of Film provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880s to the present. More than 250 rare stills and illustrations accompany the text, bringing readers face to face with many of the key players and films that have marked the industry.

Beginning with precursors of what we call moving pictures, Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster lead a fast-paced tour through the invention of the kinetoscope, the introduction of sound and color between the two world wars, and ultimately the computer generated imagery of the present day. They detail significant periods in world cinema, including the early major industries in Europe, the dominance of the Hollywood studio system in the 1930s and 1940s, and the French New Wave of the 1960s. Special attention is also given to small independent efforts in developing nations and the corresponding more personal independent film movement that briefly flourished in the United States, the significant filmmakers of all nations, censorship and regulation and how they have affected production everywhere, and a wide range of studios and genres. Along the way, the authors take great care to incorporate the stories of women and other minority filmmakers who have often been overlooked in other texts.

Compact and easily readable, this is the best one-stop source for the history of world film available to students, teachers, and general audiences alike.

Book Description:

– This is the most up-to-date and best regarded film history available.
– It provides a concise world history of film from the 1880s to the present in an very readable manner
– It is compact and easy to read, and accessible to both the general public as well as students
– It contains more than 250 rare stills, in black and white and color, from classic films
– It is a great one-stop source — a guidebook for the history of world film
– This new third edition expands coverage of international cinema, African-American filmmakers, and adds new works by major American directors, and includes a new sections on comic book films, and special effects.
– It is short enough to be used for a one-semester history class in community colleges or high schools.

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Timeline 1832–2012
1 The Invention of the Movies
2 The Birth of an American Industry
3 World Cinema: The Silent Era
4 The Hollywood Studio System in the 1930s and 1940s
5 International Cinema through World War II
6 Postwar Challenges to the Movies
7 World Cinema in the 1950s
8 The 1960s Explosion
9 World Cinema 1970 to the Present
10 The New Hollywood
Glossary of Film Terms
Bibliography
Index

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