{"product_id":"amateur-cinema-charles-tepperman-9780520279865","title":"Amateur Cinema: The Rise of North American Moviemaking, 1923-1960","description":"From the very beginning of cinema, there have been amateur filmmakers at work. It wasn't until Kodak introduced 16mm film in 1923, however, that amateur moviemaking became a widespread reality, and by the 1950s, over a million Americans had amateur movie cameras. In \u003ci\u003eAmateur Cinema, \u003c\/i\u003e Charles Tepperman explores the meaning of the \"amateur\" in film history and modern visual culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the middle decades of the twentieth century--the period that saw Hollywood's rise to dominance in the global film industry--a movement of amateur filmmakers created an alternative world of small-scale movie production and circulation. Organized amateur moviemaking was a significant phenomenon that gave rise to dozens of clubs and thousands of participants producing experimental, nonfiction, or short-subject narratives. Rooted in an examination of surviving films, this book traces the contexts of \"advanced\" amateur cinema and articulates the broad aesthetic and stylistic tendencies of amateur films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Tepperman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520279867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520279865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"Charles Tepperman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540325396735,"sku":"9780520279865","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_953b1c46-a965-49de-be1e-41343277673a.jpg?v=1700587261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amateur-cinema-charles-tepperman-9780520279865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}