Overview

In 1891, William Dickson, a researcher at Thomas Edison's firm, developed the Kinetograph, a motion picture camera that used Eastman Kodak's new celluloid film. Almost immediately, an industry was born. The new artistic and technical discipline of motion picture photography matured as the film industry grew. From the beginnings of the movie camera, developments in film production and exhibition have been inextricably linked to the evolution of motion picture photography. This work traces the history of motion picture photography from the late 19th century through the year 1960, when color photography became the accepted standard. Generously illustrated, it covers each decade's cameras, lenses, cameramen, film processing methods, formats, studios, lighting techniques and major cinematographic developments. Each chapter concludes with examples of the decade's outstanding cinematography. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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Author:   H. Mario Raimondo-Souto
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780786427840

ISBN 10:   0786427841
Pages:   379
Publication Date:   11 December 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      PART I—THE BEGINNINGS 1. Chronology of an Invention      2. The First Cameramen      3. Motion Picture Cameras and Lenses      4. The First Studios      5. Film Processing      6. Color and Film Formats      7. First Conflicts and Wars      PART II—THE TWENTIES 8. Cameras      9. Shooting Implements and Systems      10. Studios of the Twenties      11. The Work of the Studio Cameraman      12. The Mobile Camera      13. Lighting Techniques      14. The Silent Newsreel      15. The Cameraman in Exotic Lands      16. Motion Picture Laboratories      17. Trick Cinematography      18. Outstanding Cinematography      PART III—THE THIRTIES 19. Cameras      20. New Film Studios      21. All Talking Newsreels      22. New Lighting Techniques      23. Advances in Special Effects      24. New Color Systems      25. Progress and New Technology      26. Cinematographers      27. Outstanding Cinematography      PART IV—THE FORTIES 28. The Film Industry in the Forties      29. Cameras      30. The Combat Cameraman      31. Color in the Forties      32. Best Cinematography      PART V—THE FIFTIES 33. General View of the Decade      34. Cameras      35. New Screen Techniques      36. Mid-Century Technology      37. Cinematographers of the Fifties      Closing Words      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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H. Mario Raimondo-Souto is an Uruguayan filmmaker.

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