American Cinema of The 1910s Themes and Variations |
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| Editor:
| Keil, Charlie
Singer, Ben |
| Series title: | Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7664-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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The essays in
American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of...
More DescriptionThe essays in American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.