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Black & white cinema : a short history
- Title
- Black & white cinema : a short history / Wheeler W. Dixon.
- Author
- Dixon, Wheeler W., 1950-
- Publication
- London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
- ©2015
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN1995.9.B575 D59 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 243 pages : illustrations (black and white); 23 cm
- Summary
- Black and white film - the cinema of shadows and light - is a filmgoer's pleasure and a film student's surprised delight. The greatest films are black and white, from Charlie Chaplin and Keaton, through the masterpieces of Film Noir, up to the the black-and-white rarities of modern cinema. This is the first full account and history of the black-and-white film, which dominated the movies internationally over seven decades. It surveys the art and craft of filming in black and white, discussing the signature styles and technical innovations of award-winning cinematographers like James Wong Howe, Gregg Toland and Sven Nykvist. It also goes behind the scenes to reveal the creative teams whose work profoundly shaped the look of black-and-white cinema. Lavishly illustrated with more than forty well-chosen stills, this short history reviews the cinematic art of a glorious era -- Book jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue -- Origins -- The 1930s : escapism and reality -- The 1940s : a black-and-white world -- The 1950s : the age of anxiety -- The 1960s : endgame -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9781784534516
- 178453451X
- 9781784534523
- 1784534528
- 9780857739674 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- ocn934680125
- SCSB-14400980
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library