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Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema book cover

1st Edition

Fantasia of Color in Early Cinema

By Tom Gunning, Giovanna Fossati, Joshua Yumibe, Jonathon Rosen Copyright 2015
288 Pages
by Routledge
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We normally think of early film as being black and white, but the first color cinematography appeared as early as the first decade of the twentieth century. In this visually stunning book, the editors present a treasure trove of early color film images from the archives of EYE Film Institute Netherlands, bringing to life their rich hues and forgotten splendor., Carefully selecting and reproducing... Read more
Introduction (Martin Scorsese), Applying Color: Creating Fantasy of Cinema (Joshua Yumibe), The Archival Life of Early Color Films: Restoration and Preservation (Giovanna Fossati), Gluttonous Visual Overdose (Jonathon Rosen), A Guide to Using This Book (Tom Gunning), Plates, List of Illustrations, Introduction to Filmography (Elif Rongen-Kaynakci), Filmography, Bibliography and Contributors, Acknowledgements.

Biography

Tom Gunning is Distinguished Service Professor in the Art Department at the Cinema and Media Committee at the University of Chicago.
Giovanna Fossati is the chief curator of Eye Filmmuseum and professor of Film Heritage and Digital Film Culture at the University of Amsterdam.
Joshua Yumibe holds a joint appointment as assistant professor and director of Film Studies at Michigan State University and as a lecturer in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews.
Jonathon Rosen is painter, illustrator, animator, and faculty member of the MFA Visual Narrative and Illustration/Cartooning departments at The School of Visual Arts in New York.

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