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9780871001214

The Movies Begin

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  • ISBN13:

    9780871001214

  • ISBN10:

    0871001217

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1977-05-01
  • Publisher: Newark Museum Assn

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Summary

Stills, production photographs, and rare portraits are featured in a study of Edison's development of movie equipment and the stars, studios, and events that marked the growth of the movie industry in New Jersey

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(1)
Samuel C. Miller
Acknowledgement 8(1)
Paul C. Spehr
Pre-Cinema
9(8)
The Times and The Man
9(3)
Making Pictures Move
12(2)
Photography and Motion
14(3)
Invention and Early Development
17(28)
Thomas A. Edison and William K. Dickson
17(5)
Thomas A. Edison: The First Films
22(6)
Edison and Dickson: What Did They Contribute To The Movies?
28(4)
Film Theatres and Early Filmmaking
32(13)
Early Filmmaking in New Jersey
45(16)
On Location in New Jersey
45(11)
The Motion Picture Patents Co. and The Independents
56(5)
The Studios
61(50)
The Personalities
111(69)
Bibliography 180(2)
Index 182

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