Films That Work: Industrial Film and the Productivity of Media (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789089640130)

The history of industrial films - an orphan genre of twentieth-century cinema composed of government-produced and industrially sponsored movies that sought to achieve the goals of their sponsors, rather than the creative artists involved -seems to have left no trace in filmic cultural discourse. At its height the industrial film industry employed thousands, produced several trade journals and festival circuits, engaged with giants of twentieth-century industry like Shell and AT & T, and featured the talents of iconic actors and directors such as Buster Keaton, John Grierson and Alain Resnais. This is the first full-length book, anthology, and annotated bibliography to analyse the industrial film and its remarkable history. Exploring thepotential of the industrial film to uncoverrenewed and unexplored areas of media studies, this remarkable volume brings together renowned scholars such as Rick Prelinger and Thomas Elsaesser in a discussion of the radical potential and new possibilities in considering the history of this unexplored corporate medium.

Author: Patrick Vonderau
ISBN-10: 9089640134
ISBN-13: 9789089640130
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 492
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d