THE CINEMA AS A GRAPHIC ART; (On a Theory of Representation in the Cinema) By Vladimir Nilsen / with an Appreciation by S. M. Eisenstein / and more than two hundred illustrations / Translated by Stephen Garry / with Editorial advice from Ivor Montagu
Frome and London: [Published by George Newnes Ltd] Printed by Butler & Tanner Ltd., N.D.[c.1936-37]. B&W photos. Review Copy with slip on title page. Cloth. Tall 8vo, brown cloth, appreciation by S[ergei]. M. Eisenstein the dedicatee, mylar clear sleeve added, more than 200 B&W illustrations (diagrams, stills, compositional plans, script shots, story boards, photos), 226, [227] pages. Very Good. Item #8068
Important early overview of cinema production methods. Very well illustrated with B&W images: some from early Soviet era films. Thoughtful text is interlaced with Marxist allusions.
Vladimir Nilsen (1906 - 1938) was a Soviet camera operator, cinematographer, expert on camera work and associated electronics, and writer. He is probably best known for this important early study of cinematography. For his excellent work, Nilsen was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Solid, clean copy. Cloth has moderate wear. Paper is lightly age-toned with very occasional spots. Plates are clean. Endpapers more age-toned. Bookstore label pasted to lower portion of title page. Label has owner's name in ink; same name on front pastedown. Mylar added.
Book elaborates and illustrates cinematic theories associated with Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (1898 – 1948), a Soviet film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), which are also mentioned in this work.
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