Before Hollywood: From Shadow Play to the Silver Screen
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Book Description
Illustrated with black-and-white archival prints, drawings, and photographs From the simple camera obscura of the 1500s to the 17th century's giant magic lanterns to the early films of Thomas Edison and the Lumicre brothers in the late 1800s, here is an intriguing story of invention and showmanship. Many of the techniques adopted by Hollywood were worked out by tinkerers, lanternists, and magician... More
Book Information
Publisher | Clarion Books |
Binding | Hardcover (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 192 |
ISBN-10 | 0618445331 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0618445332 |
Publication Date | 08/12/2005 |
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