Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema
by
Lupack, Barbara Tepa, author.
Title
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Silent serial sensations : the Wharton brothers and the magic of early cinema
Author
:
Lupack, Barbara Tepa, author.
ISBN
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9781501748196
Personal Author
:
Lupack, Barbara Tepa, author.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (405 pages) : illustrations
Contents
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Introduction : the sensation of the serial -- Seeking "old opportunity" -- Taking a parallel path -- Bringing Essanay's "Special Eastern" to Ithaca -- Taming and reframing Buffalo Bill -- Going independent -- Exploiting Elaine -- Extending the exploits -- Establishing roots in Renwick Park -- Unraveling Myra's mysteries -- Asking Beatrice -- Preparing for war -- Moving into feature filmmaking -- Staring into the eagle's eye -- Leaving Ithaca -- Heading west.
Abstract
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"Filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials became popular in the 1910s, established a model for incremental storytelling and holdover suspense still employed by filmmakers and television producers more than a century later"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Personal Subject
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Wharton, Theodore.
Wharton, Leopold, 1870-1927.
Corporate Subject
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Wharton Studio (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Subject Term
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Motion pictures -- New York (State) -- Ithaca -- History.
Silent films -- New York (State) -- Ithaca -- History.
Film serials -- New York (State) -- Ithaca -- History.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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| IYTE Library | E-Book | 2241728-1001 | PN1993.5 .U772 L87 2020 | Ebrary E-Books |