The golden age of cinema; Hollywood, 1929-1945.9781405163729 The golden age of cinema; Hollywood, 1929-1945. Jewell, Richard B. Blackwell Publishing 2007 348 pages $74.95 Hardcover PN1993 Those who sneer that Hollywood never had a golden age should peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- this to discover the innovations in scripting, cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special , directing, acting, editing and visuals accomplished in a relatively low-tech age under working conditions that could only be described as gentrified slavery. Jewell (American film, U. of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ) gives good reasons for his enthusiasm, clearly describing the years when Hollywood did its best for a patronage beset be·set tr.v. be·set, be·set·ting, be·sets 1. To attack from all sides. 2. To trouble persistently; harass. See Synonyms at attack. 3. with economic depression and war. Writing for the general reader, he describes Hollywood's response to ever-mounting social and political crises, methods of producing and exhibiting movies, innovations such as sound and color film production along with special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , censorship and how studios got around it, innovations in narrative and style, genres such as the western or gangster flick and, of course, the women's film, and the star as business commodity. The photographs of productions in progress and publicity stills are fascinating. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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