Cinematography /
Edited by Patrick Keating.
- xi, 210 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Behind the silver screen ; 3 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index.
Introduction / Patrick Keating -- The silent screen, 1894-1927 / Patrick Keating -- Classical Hollywood, 1928-1946 / Chris Cagle -- Postwar Hollywood, 1947-1967 / Lisa Dombrowski -- The auteur renaissance, 1968-1980 / Bradley Schauer -- The new Hollywood, 1981-1999 / Paul Ramaeker -- The modern entertainment marketplace, 2000-present / Christopher Lucas -- Academy Award winners and nominations for cinematography.
Focuses on the highlights of this art and provides the first comprehensive overview of how the field has rapidly evolved, from the early silent film era to the digital imagery of today. The essays in this volume introduce us to the visual conventions of the Hollywood style, explaining how these first arose and how they have subsequently been challenged by alternative aesthetics.