The Art of the Moving Picture (Modern Library Movies)

Product Description "In the field of film aesthetics, it is the first important American work, still important--The Art of the Moving Picture is astonishing." --Stanley Kauffmann Written in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay is the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay writes a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He is extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking--particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film. From the Inside Flap "In the field of film aesthetics, it is the first important American work, still important--The Art of the Moving Picture is astonishing." --Stanley Kauffmann Written in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay is the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay writes a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He is extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking--particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film. Written In 1915, The Art Of The Moving Picture By Poet Vachel Lindsay Is The First Book To Treat Movies As Art. Lindsay Writes A Brilliant Analysis Of The Early Silent Films (including Several Now Lost Films). He Was Extraordinarily Prescient About The Future Of Moviemaking--particularly About The Business, The Prominence Of Technology, And The Emergence Of The Director As The Author Of The Film.--publisher's Description. Introduction To Modern Library: The Movies By Martin Scorsese -- Introduction By Stanley Kauffman -- A Word From The Director Of The Denver Art Association -- Book I. The General Photoplay Situation In American, January 1, 1922, Especially As Viewed From The Heights Of The Civic Centre At Denver, Colorado, And The Denver Art Museum, Which Is To Be A Leading Feature Of This Civic Centre -- Book Ii. The Outline Which Has Been Accepted As The Basis Of Photoplay Criticism In America, Both In The Studios Of The Los Angeles Region, And All The Serious Criticism Which Has Appeared In The Daily Press And The Magazines -- Book Iii. More Personal Speculations And Afterthoughts Not Brought Forward So Dogmatically. Vachel Lindsay ; Introduction By Stanley Kauffmann ; Appendix By Kent Jones. Originally Published: New York : Macmillan, 1915. Includes Index. "Written in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay was the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay wrote a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He was extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking - particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film.". "This Modern Library edition contains a new Appendix to silent film, compiled by Kent Jones at the Lincoln Center Film Society."--BOOK JACKET.