A Chronology of Film: A Cultural Timeline from the Magic Lantern to Netflix

by Ian Haydn Smith

Book Overview

A Chronology of Film presents a fresh perspective on the medium by tracing the complex links between technical innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions in the order that they occurred.

Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of film from the earliest moving images to present-day blockbusters, this volume features key films, film commentaries, and contextual information about the period in which they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500023697
• ISBN13: 9780500023693
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 10.1"