Andrew Shail

The Origins of the Film Star System (eBook, PDF)

Persona, Publicity and Economics in Early Cinema

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, Andrew Shail traces the emergence of film stardom in Europe and North America in the early 20th century. Modifying and supplementing Richard deCordova's account of the birth of the US star system, Shail describes the complex set of economic circumstances that led film studios and actors to consent to the adoption of a star system. He then explores the film industry's turn, from 1908, to making character-based series films. He details how these characters both prefigured and precipitated the star system, demonstrating that series characters and the 'firmament' of film stars are functionally equivalent, and shows how openly fictional characters still provide the model for 'real' film stars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350111417
• Artikelnr.: 56867446

Autorenporträt

Andrew Shail is a film historian with 20 years' experience as a university researcher and lecturer. He was co-editor of Early Popular Visual Culture for 12 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: A New Run at the Story Chapter 1: Europe Chapter 2:
North America Chapter 3: What Happened Next? Chapter 4: Causality Part II:
Another Run at the Story Chapter 5: The Series Character Chapter 6: The
Series Character and the Star System Chapter 7: The Ontology of Film
Stardom Conclusion Works Cited