With the movie makers by Myron M. Stearns

"With the Movie Makers" by John Amid is a comprehensive exploration of the film industry, written in the early 20th century. This work merges elements of a guidebook with a historical account, offering insights into the intricacies of movie-making from both a technical and narrative perspective. The book aims to dissect the processes behind creating motion pictures, emphasizing how both good and bad films influence audiences and culture alike. The opening of the book discusses the general attitudes and experiences of viewers while watching movies, likening the passive reception to simply sitting and waiting for entertainment. Amid draws parallels between sports and film, illustrating how the emotions and loyalties felt during events shape individual identities. He stresses the importance of critical engagement with films, urging readers to analyze and appreciate the stories and techniques behind what they see on screen, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of the movie-making industry that will be explored in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Stearns, Myron M. (Myron Morris), 1884-1963
LoC No. 23017774
Title With the movie makers
Original Publication United States: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.,1923.
Contents How do you watch movies? -- Trick stuff -- The world through a camera -- Inside the studios -- Making a motion picture -- Pioneer days of the movies -- What makes good pictures good -- How good can a picture be? -- American movies abroad -- Movies of to-morrow.
Credits Charlene Taylor, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject Motion pictures -- Juvenile literature
Category Text
eBook-No. 68037
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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