The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry
- ISBN-10
- 1135925615
- ISBN-13
- 9781135925611
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02-25
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Anthony Slide
Description
The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry is a completely revised and updated edition of Anthony Slide's The American Film Industry, originally published in 1986 and recipient of the American Library Association's Outstanding Reference Book award for that year. More than 200 new entries have been added, and all original entries have been updated; each entry is followed by a short bibliography. As its predecessor, the new dictionary is unique in that it is not a who's who of the industry, but rather a what's what: a dictionary of producing and releasing companies, technical innovations, industry terms, studios, genres, color systems, institutions and organizations, etc. More than 800 entries include everything from "Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences" to "Zoom Lens", from "Astoria Studios" to "Zoetrope". Outstanding Reference Source - American Library Association
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 1998-06-11
- 288 pages
- Paperback
- Scarecrow Press
Similar books
-
The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary
By Anthony Slide, Val Almenadarez"This authoritative `What's What' of the film companies, processes, and organizations that have enabled stars and directors to populate the `Who's Who' books, belongs beside them in reference collections." Wilson...
-
Historical Dictionary of American Cinema
By Keith M. BookerHISTORICAL DICTIONARIES OF LITERATURE AND THE ARTS Jon Woronoff, Series Editor Science Fiction Literature, ... American Radio Soap Operas, by Jim Cox, 2005. ... African-American Television, by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, 2006.
-
Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema
By S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. BerryHe was born James Todd Smith in St. Albans, Queens, New York, and he is a two-time Grammy Award–winning rapper. He appeared on the music scene in 1985 and became the first rap artist to release a single on the Def Jam Records label.
-
The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary
By Anthony SlideAs the title implies, the business of television rather than its programming is the focus of this historical dictionary. Its entries briefly relate the histories of production companies, networks, cable...
-
Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema
By S. Torriano Berry, Venise T. Berry1908 Edwin S. Porter explores the power of the cut in The Great Train Robbery. 1909 Sigmund Lubin produces his highly successful Sambo series of all-black comedies. He follows it with The Rastus Films. 1910 The Jack Johnson vs.
-
Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema
By Terri Ginsberg, Chris Lippard"This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography.
-
Historical Dictionary of American Cinema
By M. Keith BookerWhen money troubles drive Bailey to the brink of suicide, a kindly angel intervenes to allow him to see what Bedford Falls would have been like without Bailey's efforts to make things better. In particular, without Bailey, ...
-
Historical Dictionary of Film Noir
By Andrew SpicerHATHAWAY, HENRY (1898–1985). A reliable and highly experienced action director, Hathaway directed several semidocumentary noirs: The House on 92nd Street (1945) and 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) produced by Louis de Rochemont, and also Call ...
-
Historical Dictionary of German Cinema
By Carol J. Reimer, Robert Charles ReimerGerman film is diverse and multi-faceted; its history includes five distinct German governments (Wilhelmine Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Democratic...
-
Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema
By Tan Ye, Yun ZhuIn 1961, Zheng made Spring Comes to a Withered Tree (1961), a film celebrating the new life after 1949. In addition to acting, scriptwriting, and film directing, Zheng also worked on film and drama theory. He translated the Russian ...