Product Information
This is the essential core of Mast and Kawin's classic in a streamlined volume: the most accurate, carefully updated account of cinema today in a clear and lively book. Building on Mast's astute and lively history of cinema, Kawin has refined and updated the fascinating story of cinema's evolution from its earliest beginnings to the digital age. Probing deeper than most movie books, he takes us into the studio vaults, corrects the record, discloses what goes on inside the industry, clarifies the mysteries of movie technology, and offers a precise, thoroughly researched account. Kawin's analysis is witty and engaging, rich in instructive insights and entertaining illustrations of the art, history, technology, business, and fun of film. Now the essentials of Mast and Kawin's classic book are available in a compact version, judiciously streamlined at an even trimmer price.Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education (Us)
ISBN-139780205210626
eBay Product ID (ePID)109201836
Product Key Features
Publication Year2011
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Book TitleShort History of the Movies, a , Abridged Edition
AuthorBruce Kawin, Gerald Mast
Number of Pages480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height100 mm
Item Weight100 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorGerald Mast, Bruce Kawin