Status
Available
Call number
Publication
University of California Press (1976), Edition: 1st Edition, 608 pages
Description
The magic of the silent screen, illuminated by the recollections of those who created it.
User reviews
LibraryThing member DameMuriel
This book is for hardcore silent film fans. Which I am. It's very well-written and very extensive. Even though I've read a lot about the silent era, I hadn't heard of many of the people mentioned in this book. There are chapters on the stars (Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and
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Harold Lloyd to name a few), the directors (D W Griffith, Josef Von Sternberg, etc.), and even the technicians and cameramen. There is a lot of information about camera technique, lighting, and stunts. It was fascinating to read about how filmmakers of this time pulled off some of the most amazing shots and created special effects before CGI made creative filmmaking obsolete. Show Less
LibraryThing member markm2315
A famous 1968 history of the silent movie era with discussion of the great directors, stars, productions, cameramen, editors and title card writers, constructed largely from interviews that the author had with silent movie industry workers and excerpts from biographies and Photoplay articles. Many
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great photographs. Somewhat disorganized. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
608 p.; 9.88 inches
ISBN
0520030680 / 9780520030688