Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir

(Part of the Film and Culture Series Series)

by Patrick Keating

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Lighting performs essential functions in Hollywood films, enhancing the glamour, clarifying the action, and intensifying the mood. Examining every facet of this understated art form, from the glowing backlights of the silent period to the shaded alleys of film noir, Patrick Keating affirms the role of Hollywood lighting as a distinct, compositional force.

Closely analyzing Girl Shy (1924), Anna Karenina (1935), Only Angels Have Wings (1939),...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231149026

ISBN13:9780231149020

Release Date:December 2009

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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