Learning on ScreenBefore the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
- Synopsis
- A detailed documentary on the genesis of early cinema, focusing on one of the craft’s most ingenious pioneers, Edwin S Porter. The film is based on the research of the leading scholar of early American film, Charles Musser. Edwin S Porter (1870-1941), director, cinematographer and cameraman was America’s pre-eminent filmmaker before dramatic artistry in film construction became a necessity. Porter made over 200 films between 1901 and 1908. Thi collection includes excerpts from the hugely popular Life of an American Fireman (1903), Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) and The Great Train Robbery (1903).
DVD extras include: illustrated booklet; credits and biographies of Edwin S Porter, Charles Musser and Blanche Sweet. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 1982
- Documentation
- 1991 by Musser’s exhaustive book Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company (University of California Press).
- Subjects
- Film Studies
- Keywords
- archive films; early cinema; history of cinema; Porter, Edwin S.
Credits
- Director
- Charles Musser
- Writer
- Charles Musser
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £15.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 58 minutes
- Year
- 2006
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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