Raymond Fielding

The American Newsreel

A Complete History, 1911-1967, 2d ed.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For fifty years, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. Released twice a week, less than ten minutes long, each had news footage that combined journalism with entertainment. With the advent of television news programs after World War II, newsreels began to be obsolete, but they remain the first instances of moving image photographic journalism and were for decades a unique source of information--and misinformation. This history details the full span of the American newsreel from 1911 to 1967, discussing the European forerunners, changes in the American version over time, and the ethical and unethical use of newsreels in present-day television documentaries. Photographs, bibliography and index.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780786466108
• ISBN-10: 0786466103
• Artikelnr.: 33267567

Autorenporträt

The late Raymond Fielding was dean emeritus of the School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He lived in Tallahassee.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition     
1. The First "Actualities" and News Films, 1889-1900     
2. The First War Films     
3. Faking the Early News Films     
4. The American Silent News Film     
5. Introduction of the Silent Newsreel     
6. Prewar Competition     
7. The Newsreel at War, 1911-1918     
8. The Postwar Silent Newsreel     
9. Growth and Expansion     
10. Introduction of the Sound Newsreel     
11. Style, Structure and Operation of the Major Newsreels     
12. Newsreel Content in the 1930s     
13. Film Industry Attitudes Toward Newsreel Production and Release     
14. Criticism of the Sound Newsreel, 1929-1960     
15. The Widening Credibility Gap     
16. The Decline of the Newsreel     
17. The End of the Newsreel     
18. The Summing Up     
19. The Newsreel as Historical Resource     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index