Richard E. Norman and race filmmaking / Barbara Tepa Lupack ; foreword by Michael T. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lupack, Barbara Tepa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960--Criticism and interpretation.

Norman, Richard E.

Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960.

Race films.

African Americans in motion pictures.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xxii, 373 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2014]

Summary:

In the early 1900s, so-called race filmmakers set out to produce black-oriented pictures to counteract the racist caricatures that had dominated cinema from its inception. Richard E. Norman, a southern-born white filmmaker, was one such pioneer. From humble beginnings as a roving "home talent" filmmaker, re-creating photoplays that starred local citizens, Norman would go on to produce high-quality feature-length race pictures. Together with his better-known contemporaries Oscar Micheaux and Noble and George Johnson, Richard E. Norman helped to define early race filmmaking. Making use of unique archival resources, including Norman's personal and professional correspondence, detailed distribution records, and newly discovered original shooting scripts, this book offers a vibrant portrait of race in early cinema. Book jacket.

Contents:

Foreword by Michael T. Martin

Introduction: new visions of opportunity

Race matters: the evolution of race filmmaking

"Have you talent?": Norman's early career

"Not a white man in the cast": Norman's early race films

"Taking two hides from the ox": The bull-dogger and The crimson skull

"A risky experiment": Zircon and regeneration

"You know we have the goods": The flying ace and Black gold

"It takes a darn good one to stick": Norman's later career

Afterword

Appendix 1: shooting script: The green eyed monster

Appendix 2: shooting script (fragment) and scenario: The bull-dogger

Appendix 3: shooting script: The crimson skull.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253010643

0253010640

9780253010568

025301056X

OCLC:

816563411