"Published in conjunction with the film exhibition ... which was organized by the American Federation of Arts"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-166) and index.
Contents
Saving early cinema / Stephen Gong -- Offscreen spaces : images of early cinema production and exhibition / Richard Koszarski -- Cellulose nitrate roots : popular entertainments and the birth of film narrative / John L. Fell -- A subversive form / Neil Harris -- Scene design and the early film / Brooks McNamara -- The changing status of the film actor / Charles Musser -- Uncovering the female body / Judith Mayne -- Dream visions in pre-Hollywood film / Russell Merritt -- Photography/cinematography / Alan Trachtenberg.