Early cinema : primitives and pioneers / [videorecording - DVD]

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: London : British Film Institute, [199-?]Description: 2 videodiscs (187 mins.) : sd., b&w ; 14 3/4 in. + 1 booklet [19 p.]Subject(s): Scope and content: A fascinating collection of 60 films from the pre 1910 period of cinema is presented here with optional insightful commentary written by film historian Barry Salt. It includes a selection of 35mm films such as Pathé's 'Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs' and 'Magic Bricks' plus a newly restored and tinted version of Edwin S. Porter's 'The great train robbery'. This double disc set provides an entertaining look at how many of today's film devices such as the close-up, the cut-away and editing, were first invented before the turn of the century by filmmakers such as George Mélies, G. A. Smith and the Hepworth Manufacturing Company.
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A fascinating collection of 60 films from the pre 1910 period of cinema is presented here with optional insightful commentary written by film historian Barry Salt. It includes a selection of 35mm films such as Pathé's 'Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs' and 'Magic Bricks' plus a newly restored and tinted version of Edwin S. Porter's 'The great train robbery'. This double disc set provides an entertaining look at how many of today's film devices such as the close-up, the cut-away and editing, were first invented before the turn of the century by filmmakers such as George Mélies, G. A. Smith and the Hepworth Manufacturing Company.

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