Natural History of Film Form

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Natural History of Film Form is written by Pansy Duncan and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1399548271 (ISBN 10) and 9781399548274 (ISBN 13).

The Natural History of Film Form argues that, more than simply ingredients in film stock, gelatin, silver and celluloid helped shape early film aesthetics. Drawing on fan and industry periodicals, as well as the testimony of pioneering filmmakers and film manufacturers, the book reveals that the "e;politico-material"e; properties of these geo- and bio-physical materials influenced a range of aesthetic regimes - from the turn-of-the century "e;trick"e; film, to developments in popular science cinema, to early studio-era fantasies of the "e;silver screen."e; In the process, the book offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between "e;nature"e; and "e;culture"e; in film history.