Early Cinema - From Factory Gate to Dream Factory

Simon Popple, Joe Kember

Summary

This book introduces the reader to the study of cinema as a series of  aesthetic, technological, cultural, ideological and economic debates  while exploring new and challenging approaches to the subject. It  explores the period 1895 to 1914 when cinema established itself as the  leading form of visual culture among rapidly expanding global media,  emerging from a rich tradition of scientific, economic, entertainment  and educational practices and quickly developing as a worldwide  institution.

Available since: 07/25/2019.

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