Hollywood Movie Stills
Art and Technique in the Golden Age of the Studios
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2012
Summary
Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe… It is through the eye of the stills camera that we experience and recall some of the cinema’s most memorable events and faces. Still images are so powerful that they can easily pass for actual scenes for the movies they represent – rather than separately posed, lighted and photographed shots that may not even find their way into the finished film.
This book is the most detailed and perceptive survey ever devoted to this negle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781161937 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1781161933 |
| Author: | Joel W. Finler |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 1.12kg |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 217mm x 276mm |
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Critics Review
” the book shines from cover to cover, and would make a great addition to the library or coffee table of any photography buff or cinephile.” Icrontic
“A delightful book filled with little-known facts about the evolution of movie stills and enough rare photos to keep one smiling” (American Cinematographer) “More than just another selection of gorgeous films stills, this offers a comprehensive survey of the studio photographer’s craft” (Premiere) “Unlike most photo books, Hollywood Movie Stills actually has a text worth reading, filled as it is with acute observations” (New York Magazine) “What a treat! Much more than a glossy coffee table item (though it is that, too), the book traces the use of still photography down the decades… packed with anecdotes and tantalizing trivia” (Film Review)”
Joel W. Finler
Joel W Finler was the first film critic for Time Out. He is the author of numerous books on cinema, including Stroheim, Alfred Hitchcock - The Hollywood Years, The Movie Director’s Story and the award-winning The Hollywood Story.
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