Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Who's who and why
Author: Charles Urban
Author: Luke McKernanPublisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
ISBN: 0859899853
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Based on original research from Charles Urban’s own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Charles Urban was a renowned figure in his time, and he has remained a name in film history chiefly for his development of Kinemacolor, the world’s first successful natural colour moving picture system. He was also a pioneer in the filming of war, science, travel, actuality and news, a fervent advocate of the value of film as an educative force, and a controversial but important innovator of film propaganda in wartime. The book uses Urban’s story as a means of showing how the non-fiction film developed in the period 1897-1925, and the dilemmas that it faced within a cinema culture in which the entertainment fiction film was dominant. Urban’s solutions – some successful, some less so – illustrate the groundwork that led to the development of documentary film. The book considers the roles of film as informer, educator and generator of propaganda, and the social and aesthetic function of colour in the years when cinema was still working out what it was capable of and how best to reach audiences. Luke McKernan also curates a web resource on Charles Urban at www.charlesurban.com Winner of the Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Book Award 2014.
Christian Advocate and Journal and Zion's Herald
Author: The Life of King Edward VII
Author: J. Castell HopkinsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752318600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Life of King Edward VII by J. Castell Hopkins
The Christian Advocate
Author: A Standard Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Author: Sir Charles G. D. RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Diamonds
Author: Caroline de GuitautPublisher:
ISBN: 9781905686421
Category : Crown jewels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From jewelry of the highest quality and finest craftsmanship to gemstone-laden tiaras and diamond-encrusted swords, this accessible volume presents a visually stunning selection of diamonds from among the Royal Collection's awe-inspiring array. Published to celebrate the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II--as well as a special exhibition planned for Buckingham Palace in 2012--Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration explores the undeniable appeal of diamonds and the many royal uses to which they have been applied throughout the centuries. These precious stones have long played a part in royal ceremonies and gift-giving, and the book features numerous photographs--many newly commissioned--including close-up views of each piece. Few private diamond collections surpass that of the Royal Collection, and this lavishly illustrated volume offers readers a glimpse of many one-of-a-kind examples.
Catalog of the Avery Memorial Architectural Library of Columbia University
Author: Avery LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1972
Book Description
Masters of Achievement
Author: Henry Woldmar RuoffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Nelson's Perpetual Loose-leaf Encyclopaedia
Author: John Huston FinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description