D.W. Griffith: Master of CinemaExhaustively researched and accessibly written, D.W. Griffith: Master of Cinema is a remarkably comprehensive biography of the legendary director and his days creating his craft at the American Biograph Company between 1908 through 1913. Meticulously detailed, utilizing a wealth of archival documents and photographs, the book effectively details Griffith’s place as a film pioneer. Even a casual film fan can see the lines being drawn from the techniques Griffith developed to modern cinematic experience. Ira Gallen’s exploration of Griffith’s family and his early life sets the stage for his career, and give great context for who he would become. His intricate details about early stage and film paint such a vivid and evocative picture of the time that you will be truly drawn into another world while reading it. |
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Mary Stuart | |
Griffith Acting Challenges | |
Linda Arvidson | |
Nickelodeons | |
The American Mutoscope Biograph Company | |
Making Social Comments The Classics | |
Meeting Mary Pickford | |
Acquiring Actors Style | |
Cuddebackville | |
Who is that Director? | |
The Star System | |
Blanche Sweet | |
California Here We Come | |
The Film Acting Craft | |
Griffith the Film Director | |
The Griffith Stock Company | |
The Birth of Cinema Grammar | |
Mack Sennett Gets Started | |
Getting His Style Together | |
Back in New York | |
Longer Pictures | |
California Bound | |
New York Locations | |
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