Download or read book The American Public and the Motion Picture Classic Reprint written by Charles A. McMahon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Public and the Motion Picture It would be interesting, if space permitted, to chronicle the various steps in the evolution of the motion picture business, which in a little more than a quarter of a century has developed from the penny arcade stage to a place in the forefront of American industries. Complain as we may about the men who dominated the screen in its incipiency - and it is true that some of them were fur pedlars, clothes spongers, cloak merchants and men of kindred callings - we must give them credit for their astute ness in seizing upon the motion picture as an instru ment of gain, and for developing its commercial possibilities to the extent that we find to-day. Keen business sense, unbounded faith and untiring energy is the brief answer to the commercial development of the motion picture business, which is to-day as fully stabilized, as intelligently directed and as capably captained as any of the leading American industries. The commercial rating of the motion picture in industry is in dispute. One estimate, in terms of actual turn over, places it in the seventh place, pre ceded only by the following: slaughtering and meat packing, petroleum, automobiles, foundry and ma chine shops, steel works and rolling mills, and cotton goods. Other bases of figuring would give it a higher or lower rating. The following data on the economic side of the business are illuminating. The invest ment in American films stands to-day at more than the number of persons permanently employed in the industry is in excess of last year feet of American film went into foreign trade, representing between 80 per cent. And 90 per cent. Of the film product exhibited abroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Motion Picture Herald Vol 148 written by Indiana State University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Motion Picture Herald, Vol. 148: July-August 1942 Our wars will be won, our independence will be saved and the peace of the future made safe by men and, women of this time to whom the' screen has been a fact all their lives. Those daring young men who-fly the big bombers and the dragon-fly pursuit planes can not even remember when the movies were not-talkies.' It has been said that we are a movie-made people. It is more the truth to observe that we the whole people have made the motion picture an experience meeting for the sharing of adventures. Laughter. Loves. Tears and hope. The virtues of the. American motion picture are the vir tues of the American people. And the failings of the screen are theirs, too. In all the affairs and doings of humanity that is the inevitable, in the best and in the worst. The average is always made of both and all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Motion Picture in a World at War written by Will H. Hays and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Motion Picture in a World at War: Twentieth Anniversary Report to the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc Relaxation is one of the indispensable elements of public health at a time when human energies are taxed to the utmost, and nerves are strained to the breaking point. In a statement on March 10, 1942, made in response to numerous letters of inquiry concerning the place of recreation during war time, the President said: It is, of course, obvious that the war effort is the primary task of everybody in the nation. All other activities must be considered secondary. Such recreation may come by participation in or attend ance at various sports, motion pictures, music, the drama, picnics, etc. All of them have a necessary and beneficial part in promoting an over-all efficiency by relieving the strains of war and work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Motion Picture Herald Vol 142 written by Indiana State University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Motion Picture Herald, Vol. 142: January 4, 1941 The length of the war and the introduction in the United States of the nation's first peace-time selective service, with the result ant psychological reaction ou the American public, loom as the reasons for the about face in the attitude of the studios. Significant to note is that most of the stor ies about the. Selective service of the United States will be comedies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The President s Report to the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc written by Will H. Hays and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The President's Report to the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc: April 11, 1932 The high speed schedules of production; the peculiar intensity of competition; the short life of the product; the large investment per picture; the volatile ebb and flow of public taste in styles of entertain ment; - these and other factors all tend to tempt the producer of motion pictures into mistakes of judgment and errors of execution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Motion Picture Herald Vol 138 written by Indiana State University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Motion Picture Herald, Vol. 138: January 6, 1940 The motion picture as an expression of democracy, an art and an industry of the American way, of, for and by the people, was discussed befo're the audience of the nationwide network of the Columbia Broad casting System last Thursday by Will H. Hays and Martin Quigley. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Selected Films for American History and Problems Classic Reprint written by William H. Hartley and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Films for American History and Problems This handbook grows out of the irritations which accompanied fourteen years of searching for classroom films suited to specific teaching situations. Time after time the writer has ordered a film which, according to the title or producer's description, seemed the answer to a schoolteacher's prayer. All too often it turned out to be either useless drivel or fine material utterly unrelated to the subject at hand. The problem, therefore, was to find film descriptions which were reasonably complete and honest, which included an evaluation of the material presented, and which contained suggestions concerning the phase of the school curriculum which the film best illustrated. This handbook undertakes to furnish such information to the teachers of American history, problems of democracy, civics, geography, economics, and fusion courses in the social studies. The first three chapters give directions for obtaining, evaluating, and using educational films. Little claim is made for originality in much of this material, for it is largely based upon the researches of others. What has been attempted is to bring this material together and apply the findings to the social studies. Many of the problems dealt with in these chapters are still unsolved. The best available information has been given in the hope that it may stimulate further investigations in these areas. During the past two years the writer has seen and evaluated over six hundred social studies films. The second half of the handbook is a catalogue containing reviews and evaluations of such of these films as possess definite value in illustrating some phase of American civilization. Each film was evaluated by the writer serving either alone or in collaboration with committees composed of teachers and pupils. About one third of the films finally included in the handbook were evaluated in classes actively engaged in studying the subjects illustrated by the films. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Survey of Progress and Trends in the New Era of Motion Picture Entertainment written by Will H. Hays and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Survey of Progress and Trends in the New Era of Motion Picture Entertainment: Annual Report to the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., March 30, 1936 While the industry on its own behalf must continue to talk with pictures, not words, the record of critical and public opinion with regard to current motion pictures should greatly encourage those who see even larger prospects ahead. Conclusions reached by competent critics and by commentators of the leading organs of the press in all parts of the country are to the effect that there is more intellectual distinction in the movies than ever before that the screen has trans lated into celluloid drama the greatest number of established classics in the history of motion pictures; that the new productions haveexceeded optimistic hopes that pictures of historical on the increase; that the screen has shown its ability to portray the highest concepts of the human mind; that pictures are finer, more interesting, more entertaining and more educational than ever before; that honest and compelling themes are predominating in the outstanding pictures; that more meaning and dignity has been lent to the screen and that the industry is perform ing a great experiment that will help to determine whether the screen is the universal entertainment medium for the expression of the highest forms of art and drama. Such tributes to the progress of the art are perhaps all the more striking because of the fact that the period under review marked only the ninth anniversary of the first talking motion picture. Sound was a revolutionary development which gave birth practically to a new art form, made necessary the development of new techniques of produc tion, the finding and training of many new artists, the creation or discovery of new source material, the need of great new investments for technical facilities, and the creation of self-regulatory measures to cope with the new problems which the addition of speech to motion brought to the social aspects of motion picture entertainment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Motion Pictures and Total Defense written by Will H. Hays and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Motion Pictures and Total Defense: Annual Report Our Government has invited you to do your share of the job of interpreting the people of the Western hemisphere with one another. And all of us in all the twenty-one American republics are grateful that your response is so immediate and so wholehearted. Whatever service the film industry has rendered thus far, this generous statement is a challenge to further planning and achievement. Great opportunities are presented by the me dium at our command; we must serve as greatly. There is an in exhaustible fount of material in the life and history of the Americas. There is a vast background of beauty and interest in the Continent to the south of us, against which background entertainment features may be made. There are traditions com mon to the struggle for liberty and the maintenance of freedom in many of the twenty-one American republics. Such pictures are bound to bring us closer together. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book MOTION PICT ELECTRICITY written by Josef Henrik 1874 Hallberg and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Motion Picture Electricity written by Josef Henrik Hallberg and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Download or read book Motion Picture Electricity written by Josef Henrik Hallberg and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book American Cinematographer Vol 17 written by Charles J. Verhalen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Cinematographer, Vol. 17: A Technical and Educational Publication of Motion Picture Photography; November, 1936 It is natural, that if one can secure the right exposure reading he can also secure the right lighting balance with the use of these instruments. L have had a number of cases where it was absolutely essential to balance lights, because of freak conditions, by the meter. This holds true whether you are working on exteriors or interi ors. Let's say you have a reading of f:3.5 on one portion of the set; your people read f:2 and some of the light bits of decoration go as high as f:5.6. It's a simple mat ter with the meter to change lights until you secure the proper balance, or if you are looking for high lights and shadows to work them out correctly with the meter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Birth of a Nation written by D. W. Griffith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Birth of a Nation: The Most Stupendous and Fascinating Motion Picture Drama Created in the United States; Founded on Thomas Dixon's Story "the Clansman" And then in a flash you see great plains and on them nations grappling in their death throes and worlds battling for military supremacy. Such sequences and multiplicities of action appear quite simple now, yet they had to be carefully thought out. We say with pride that an American invented the technique required to produce them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Movies Come from America Classic Reprint written by Gilbert Seldes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Movies Come From America I AM flattered by the request of my friend, Gilbert Seldes, to write a preface to his new book about the moving pictures. However, there is very little I can add to his knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Motion Picture Vol 52 written by Roscoe Fawcett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Motion Picture, Vol. 52: August, 1936-January, 1937 N your vacation you want to be at the top of your stride. You Want to be at the peak of your form. But it isn't 'always easy. For, as you know, a vacation means a change of diet, change of water, travel and you'll often find that you need a laxative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.