Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema / Barbara Tepa Lupack.
Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema / Barbara Tepa Lupack.
Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema / Barbara Tepa Lupack.
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
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G 2020/2361
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : the sensation of the serial -- Seeking "old opportunity" -- Taking a parallel path -- Bringing Essanay's "Special Eastern" to Ithaca -- Taming and reframing Buffalo Bill -- Going independent -- Exploiting Elaine -- Extending the exploits -- Establishing roots in Renwick Park -- Unrave...
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials became popular in the 1910s, established a model for incremental storytelling and holdover suspense still employed by filmmakers and television producers more than a century later"-- Provided by publisher.
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Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema / Barbara Tepa Lupack.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/2361
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74VKaPA2lVAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPA2lVAM
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ISBN
9781501748189 paperback
1501748181 paperback
DDC
791.4375
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991024314206102626
