Author: David PiercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
"Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Film Preservation Board."
The Survival of American Silent Feature Films, 1912-1929
Author: David PiercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
"Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Film Preservation Board."
Motion Picture Testing and Research
Author: James Jerome GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ability
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Historical background of motion picture testing and research; The use of motion pictures in the design of psychological tests; Technique of construction of motion picture tests; The presentation of motion picture tests and other films requiring activity by the group; Aptitude tests; Proficiency tests; Research on the recognition of aircraft; Pictures as substitutes for visual realities; Perception and judgment of aerial space and distance as potential factors in pilot selection and training; The instructional techniques peculiar to motion pictures.
EDISON MOTION PICTURES
Author: MUSSER CHARLESPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
"This book provides essential documentation of all known Edison films made between 1890 and 1900. Thomas Edison and his associates at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, invented the first system of commercial motion pictures." "Making the historical framework predominant while retaining traditional cataloging features, Edison Motion Pictures, 18901900 is of value to a wide range of scholars interested in American life at the turn of the century - those working in performance studies, film and media studies, cultural history, ethnic studies, and social and political history. Documentary filmmakers, film programmers, archivists, and librarians can also benefit from using this catalog." "Edison films from the end of the nineteenth century offer a unique visual record of American entertainment and popular culture - moving images that become much more interesting and useful when they can be examined in conjunction with pertinent documentation." "Scholars concerned with portrayals of war, depictions of the American presidency, and many other topics in the nation's political history will find much useful information."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Motion Picture Restoration
Author: Anil C. KokaramPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447134850
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The manipulation of pictures and video in digital form has been an established research activity for more than twenty years. It is only recently, however, that digital image and video processing equipment has been accessible to the gen eral public. This is due in part to the rapidly growing economy. of the home computer. A major contributing factor has been the marked rise in the pres ence of the non-academic user on the internet, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW). Manipulating digital imagery has become synonymous with the WWW. It is the drive to present audio and visual media to the home user in an interactive form and to increase the available range of choices, which has encouraged agreements to begin digital video television broadcasting before the turn of the century. With the increased demand for video material, there is a perceived increase in demand for material from archive sources and this has fuelled commercial interest in automatic digital restoration processes. Further more there is a continuing effort to design techniques for correcting errors in received compressed video bit streams for the purposes of live communications links over noisy channels e. g. mobile telephones and the internet. This book introduces the reader to a range of digital restoration activities beyond the well traversed areas of noise reduction and deblurring. It describes a number of problems associated with archived film and video.
The Motion Picture Industry
Author: Jehoshua EliashbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
The motion picture industry provides a fruitful research domain for scholars in marketing and other disciplines, The industry has a high economic importance and is appealing to researchers because it offers both rich data that cover the entire product lifecycle for a large number of new products and because it provides many unsolved 'puzzles.' Despite the fact that the amount of scholarly research in this area is rapidly growing, its impact on practice has not been as significant as in other industries (e.g., consumer packaged goods). In this article, we discuss critical practical issues for the motion picture industry, review existing knowledge on those issues, and outline promising research directions. Our review is organized around the three key stages in the value chain for theatrical motion pictures: production, distribution, and exhibition. We discuss various conjectures, framed as research challenges or specific research hypotheses, related to each stage in the value chain, followed by a set of specific research avenues for each of those stages. We focus on what we believe are critical managerial issues.
Vitagraph
Author: Andrew A. ErishPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813181224
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In Vitagraph, Andrew A. Erish provides the first comprehensive examination and reassessment of the company most responsible for defining and popularizing the American movie. This history challenges long-accepted Hollywood mythology that simply isn't true: that Paramount and Fox invented the feature film, that Universal created the star system, and that these companies, along with MGM and Warner Bros., developed motion pictures into a multi-million-dollar business. In fact, the truth about Vitagraph is far more interesting than the myths that later moguls propagated about themselves. Established in 1897 by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith, Vitagraph was the leading producer of motion pictures for much of the silent era. Vitagraph established America's studio system, a division of labor utilizing specialized craftspeople and artists, including a surprising number of women and minorities, whose aesthetic innovations have long been incorporated into virtually all commercial cinema. They developed fundamental aspects of the form and content of American movies, encompassing everything from framing, lighting, and performance style to emphasizing character-driven comedy and drama in stories that respected and sometimes poked fun at every demographic of Vitagraph's vast audience. The company overcame resistance to multi-reel motion pictures by establishing a national distribution network for its feature films. Vitagraph's international distribution was even more successful, cultivating a worldwide preference for American movies that endures to the present. For most of its existence America's most influential studio was headquartered in Brooklyn, New York before relocating to Hollywood. Finally, here is a historically rigorous and thorough account of the most influential producer of American motion pictures during the silent era. Drawing on valuable primary material long overlooked by other historians, Erish introduces readers to the fascinating, forgotten pioneers of Vitagraph.
Motion Picture Research
Author: Marjorie FiskeSuggestions for Developing Units of Study in Motion Picture Appreciation ...
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Public InstructionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Preliminary Report on Motion Picture Content
Author: Dorothy B. JonesEconomic Control of the Motion Picture Industry
Author: Mae D. HuettigPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151281704X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This study was undertaken in conjunction with the Motion Picture Research Project. The research was conducted in Hollywood over a period of two years from April 1939 to April 1941.