Ana Salzberg

Produced by Irving Thalberg

Theory of Studio-Era Filmmaking

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Irving Thalberg was not just a critically important producer during Hollywood's Golden Age, but also an innovative theorist of studio-era filmmaking. Drawing on archival sources, this is the first book to explore Thalberg's insights into casting, editing, story composition and the importance of the mass audience from a theoretical perspective. It examines Thalberg's impact on film-historical turning points, such as the transition to sound cinema and the development of the Production Code, and features in-depth analyses of Thalberg's productions at MGM from 1924 to 1936, including films like The Big Parade (1925), The Broadway Melody of 1929 (1929) and Romeo and Juliet (1936). The book argues that Thalberg's views represent a unified conceptual understanding of filmmaking - one that is still significant in the modern day. Ana Salzberg is a lecturer in Film Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Dundee.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 155mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781474451055
• ISBN-10: 1474451055
• Artikelnr.: 60009948

Autorenporträt

Dr Ana Salzberg is Lecturer in Film Studies and Visual Culture at the University of Dundee.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements: Chapter I: Opening Credits
Chapter II: Oblique Casting and Early MGM
Chapter III: "One Great Scene"
Chapter IV: Entertainment Value and Sound Cinema
Chapter V: Love Stories and General Principles
Chapter VI: The Intelligent Producer and the Restructuring of MGM
Chapter VII: "What Can We Do to Make the Picture Better?"
Chapter VIII: "Once a star, always a star"
Works Cited