The aesthetics of astonishment and contemplation in the early British scenic film.

The field of early cinema has been strongly influenced by Tom Gunning and André Gaudreault's 'cinema of attractions' model, where films produced before approximately 1906 were valued primarily because of their ability to put a view on display rather than as a vehicle for storytelling. This model of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Early Popular Visual Culture Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 251 - 267
Main Author:	Wilson, Samantha
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2016
Subjects:	Motion pictures Gunning, Tom Gaudreault, André Storytelling Filmmaking Motion picture history United Kingdom
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost