Burning Passions : An Introduction To the Study of Silent Cinema

A unique & comprehensive guide to all aspects of the study of silent cinema. The 'silent period' is normally defined as covering the years 1895 to 1927, between the patenting of the Cinematographe Lumiere & the first public projection of Alan Crosland's The Jazz Singer. However, this book goes back to the embryonic machines for the reproduction of animated images before 1893 & continues into the 1930s. Chapters: what is silent film?; where are the films?; research material; viewing practice; silent cinema revisited; film measurement tables; film archives; & dating Pathe films by their edge marks. Bibliography. 40 B&W & color plates.Usai, Paolo C. is the author of 'Burning Passions : An Introduction To the Study of Silent Cinema', published 1999 under ISBN 9780788167423 and ISBN 0788167421.