The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960

How films are conceived, planned, and produced leaves a mark upon the films, directly and structurally. The relations between film style and mode of production are, according to the authors, reciprocal and mutually influencing. The authors trace such topics as style, economics, and technology over time, demonstrating how significant changes occurrred in Hollywood from the earliest days through the sixties

Author: David Bordwell, Janet Staiger, Kristin Thompson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 02/19/1987
Pages: 506
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.69lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.49w x 1.21d
ISBN13: 9780231060554
ISBN10: 0231060556
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- History | United States | General
- Social Science | Sociology | General

About the Author
David Bordwell is Professor of Film at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and head of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.

Janet Staiger is Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at New York University.

Kristin Thompson is Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.