Silent Film Sound

by Rick Altman

Book Overview

Because silent cinema is widely perceived as having been exactly that-silent-no one has fully examined how sound was used to accompany the films of this era. Silent Film Sound reconsiders all aspects of sound practices during the entire silent film period. Based on extensive original research and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, the book challenges the assumptions of earlier histories of this period in film and reveals the complexity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231116632
• ISBN13: 9780231116633
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.9" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher