A chronology of film : a cultural timeline from the magic lantern to the digital screen /
Smith, Ian Haydn
A chronology of film : a cultural timeline from the magic lantern to the digital screen / Ian Haydn Smith. - 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Genesis of film -- Revolutionary images -- An art form consolidates -- Breaking barriers -- Art v. commerce -- The digital screen.
A Chronology of Film presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between technical innovations, social changes and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of film from the earliest moving images to the present-day blockbusters, it features key films, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were produced. Special feature spreads highlight important technical developments and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles, and directors, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to film in all its different forms.
9780500023693 (hardcover) 0500023697 (hardcover)
2020939957
GBC0H0200
019997521
Motion pictures--History.
Cine--Historia
Cinematography--Technological innovations.
Cinematografía --Innovaciones tecnológicas
Motion pictures--History--Chronology.
Cinematography--Technological innovations--History--Chronology.
Cinematography--Technological innovations.
Motion pictures.
Chronologies.
History.
PN 1993.5 / S649c 2021
791.4309
A chronology of film : a cultural timeline from the magic lantern to the digital screen / Ian Haydn Smith. - 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Genesis of film -- Revolutionary images -- An art form consolidates -- Breaking barriers -- Art v. commerce -- The digital screen.
A Chronology of Film presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between technical innovations, social changes and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of film from the earliest moving images to the present-day blockbusters, it features key films, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were produced. Special feature spreads highlight important technical developments and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles, and directors, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to film in all its different forms.
9780500023693 (hardcover) 0500023697 (hardcover)
2020939957
GBC0H0200
019997521
Motion pictures--History.
Cine--Historia
Cinematography--Technological innovations.
Cinematografía --Innovaciones tecnológicas
Motion pictures--History--Chronology.
Cinematography--Technological innovations--History--Chronology.
Cinematography--Technological innovations.
Motion pictures.
Chronologies.
History.
PN 1993.5 / S649c 2021
791.4309