Australian Silent Films; A Pictorial History Of Silent Films From 1896 To 1929
The story of Australia's silent film industry is as colourful and improbable as the plots of the early 'flickers' it produced. The flourishing film...
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The story of Australia's silent film industry is as colourful and improbable as the plots of the early 'flickers' it produced. The flourishing film makers of the early 1900's could claim significant achievements: the world's first full-length film and the first full-length feature film. As well Australian film makers pioneered the use of the close-up and shot scenes indoors before the age of arc lights. This first history of Australia's silent movies begins appropriately with coverage of the 1896 Melbourne Cup and ends just as aptly with the banning of the last Australian silent film "The Devil's Playground". This pictorial history has been created from the National Archives and private collections of stills.
- Format:
- Pages:192 pages
- Publication:1970
- Publisher: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne
- Edition:
- Language:eng
- ISBN10:0701803207
- ISBN13:9780701803209
- kindle Asin:0701803207
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