Can I read Silent Film Sound (Film and Culture Series) on EtoBox?

Silent Film Sound (Film and Culture Series) by Altman, Rick, 1945- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Silent Film Sound (Film and Culture Series) about?

<p><P>Based on extensive original research and filled with gorgeous illustrations, <i>Silent Film Sound</i> reconsiders all aspects of sound practices during the silent film period in America. Beginning with sound accompaniment and continuing through to the more familiar sound practices of the 1920s, renowned film historian Rick Altman discusses the variety of sound strategies cinema exhibitors used to differentiate their products. During the nickelodeon period prior to 1910, this variety reached its zenith with carnival-like music, automatic pianos, small orchestras, lecturers, synchronized sound systems, and voices behind the screen. In the 1910s, musical accompaniment began to support a film's narrative and emotional content, with large theaters and blockbuster productions driving the development of new instruments, new music-publication projects, and a new style of film music. A monumental achievement, <i>Silent Film Sound</i> challenges common assumptions about this period and reveals the complex and swiftly changing nature of silent American cinema. </P></p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>It is axiomatic that silent films were never really silent. But anyone who thinks that the

Author

Altman, Rick, 1945-

Publisher

New York: Columbia University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231116633

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, History