Reel Women Pioneers of the Cinema 1896 to the Present

Ally Acker

ISBN 10: 0826405797 / ISBN 13: 9780826405791

Published by Continuum, New York, 1993

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Minimal library markings. Clean tight copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reel Women Pioneers of the Cinema 1896 to the Present
• Publisher: Continuum, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826405797
• ISBN 13: 9780826405791
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

Offers brief profiles of women script writers, producers, directors, editors, and technicians

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Anita Loos's prolific contribution to the world of film is undeniable. She turned out 105 scripts between 1912 and 1915, only 4 of which went unproduced. She was the first to turn "title writing" on the silent screen into a wisecracking art form. Between 1919 and 1921 everyone tried to copy her wit, making the reading of screen titles nearly unbearable, for no one could quite match her humor. By the time her smash hit Gentlemen Prefer Blonds was adapted for the screen from her novel, the New York Times commented that Anita Loo's big triumph was to bring an element of maturity to an art form that was in danger of becoming infantile.

She's the woman who beat out Walt Disney by ten years. Lotte Reiniger was the first person to create, and produce a fully animated feature from 1923 to 1926, using a technique that she pioneered known as "silhouette" animation.