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The American newsreel : a complete history, 1911-1967 / Raymond Fielding.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fielding, Raymond.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture journalism--United States--History.
- Motion picture journalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 244 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
- Contents:
- The first "actualities" and news films, 1889-1900
- The first war films
- Faking the early news films
- The American silent news film
- Introduction of the silent newsreel
- Prewar competition
- The newsreel at war, 1911-1918
- The postwar silent newsreel
- Growth and expansion
- Introduction of the sound newsreel
- Style, structure and operation of the major newsreels
- Newsreel content in the 1930s
- Film industry attitudes toward newsreel production and release
- Criticism of the sound newsreel, 1929-1960
- The widening credibility gap
- The decline of the newsreel
- The end of the newsreel
- The summing up
- The newsreel as historical resource.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Fielding, Raymond. American newsreel.
- ISBN:
- 9781476607948 (electronic bk.)
- 147660794X (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99991120521
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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