Description for Saving Cinema
Paperback. Saving Cinema investigates the emergence of the film preservation movement, from Hollywood to the developing world, and examines the field's influence on what has been defined as global 'film heritage.' Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
With the inception of cinema, discussions relating to the preservation of film emerged in countries around the globe. Early motion picture collectors, critics, and producers justified film preservation by appealing to cinema's role as art or artifact or through the medium's capacity to document historical events. In the mid to late twentieth century, however, film preservation advocates shifted to validating their work through re-defining and celebrating cinema as cultural heritage. Saving Cinema investigates the evolution of the film preservation movement--from Hollywood studios and U.S. federal institutions, to influential international associations and small cinema collections in developing nations. Western ... Read more
With the inception of cinema, discussions relating to the preservation of film emerged in countries around the globe. Early motion picture collectors, critics, and producers justified film preservation by appealing to cinema's role as art or artifact or through the medium's capacity to document historical events. In the mid to late twentieth century, however, film preservation advocates shifted to validating their work through re-defining and celebrating cinema as cultural heritage. Saving Cinema investigates the evolution of the film preservation movement--from Hollywood studios and U.S. federal institutions, to influential international associations and small cinema collections in developing nations. Western ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195368116
SKU
V9780195368116
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Ref
99-1
About Caroline Frick
Caroline Frick is Founder and Executive Director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image at the University of Texas at Austin.
Reviews for Saving Cinema
Saving Cinema is a valuable addition to our understanding of preservation issues surrounding film and moving image media. Frick makes a smart and timely contribution to the intellectual ferment taking place at the nexus of media studies and film archiving. She enriches the discussion of American film preservation as a national project, placing it within a much-needed global perspective.
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