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Landmarks of early film

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Summary
A compilation of the very earliest films from the first projections of moving images to the advent of the feature film, an area of film history often underseen, underappreciated and understudied
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (117 min.)
Note
  • DVD release of silent films originally produced between 1886-1913 with newly realized musical accompaniment
  • Essay by Dean W. Duncan inserted in container
Contents
  • Series photography (1877-1885)
  • Edison kinetoscope films (1894-1896)
  • Lumière films (1895-1897)
  • A trip to the moon (1902)
  • Actualities (1897-1910)
  • The great train robbery (1903)
  • The whole dam family and the dam dog (1905)
  • The golden beetle (1907)
  • The policemen's little run (1907)
  • Troubles of a grasswidower (1908)
  • Nero, or The fall of Rome (1909)
  • Winsor McCay and his animated pictures (1911)
  • The girl and her trust (1912)
  • Bangville police (1913)
Instance
Label
Landmarks of early film
Title
Landmarks of early film
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A compilation of the very earliest films from the first projections of moving images to the advent of the feature film, an area of film history often underseen, underappreciated and understudied
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Cataloging source
VA@
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Producer, David Shepard; music, Robert Israel; narration for A trip to the moon, Georges Méliès, adapted and read by Fabrice Zagury
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1847-1931
  • 1864-1948
  • 1861-1938
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Shepard, David
  • Edison, Thomas A.
  • Duncan, Dean W
  • Lumière, Louis
  • Méliès, Georges
  • Film Preservation Associates
  • Image Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
117
Series statement
Blackhawk Films collection
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Kinetoscope
  • Motion pictures
  • Motion picture industry
  • Cinematography
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Landmarks of early film
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • DVD release of silent films originally produced between 1886-1913 with newly realized musical accompaniment
  • Essay by Dean W. Duncan inserted in container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Series photography (1877-1885) -- Edison kinetoscope films (1894-1896) -- Lumière films (1895-1897) -- A trip to the moon (1902) -- Actualities (1897-1910) -- The great train robbery (1903) -- The whole dam family and the dam dog (1905) -- The golden beetle (1907) -- The policemen's little run (1907) -- Troubles of a grasswidower (1908) -- Nero, or The fall of Rome (1909) -- Winsor McCay and his animated pictures (1911) -- The girl and her trust (1912) -- Bangville police (1913)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (117 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
014381410327
Other physical details
sound, black and white, tinted
Publisher number
ID4103DSDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm40858976
  • (Sirsi) o40858976
  • (TMQ) o40858976
  • 247191
  • 247191
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono/stereo;
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Landmarks of early film
Publication
Note
  • DVD release of silent films originally produced between 1886-1913 with newly realized musical accompaniment
  • Essay by Dean W. Duncan inserted in container
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Series photography (1877-1885) -- Edison kinetoscope films (1894-1896) -- Lumière films (1895-1897) -- A trip to the moon (1902) -- Actualities (1897-1910) -- The great train robbery (1903) -- The whole dam family and the dam dog (1905) -- The golden beetle (1907) -- The policemen's little run (1907) -- Troubles of a grasswidower (1908) -- Nero, or The fall of Rome (1909) -- Winsor McCay and his animated pictures (1911) -- The girl and her trust (1912) -- Bangville police (1913)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (117 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
014381410327
Other physical details
sound, black and white, tinted
Publisher number
ID4103DSDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm40858976
  • (Sirsi) o40858976
  • (TMQ) o40858976
  • 247191
  • 247191
System details
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono/stereo;
Video recording format
DVD

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