# History of Film (World of Art)

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- Authors: [David Parkinson](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-parkinson)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-09-10

## Description

Beginning with cinema’s scientific origins, it assesses the achievements of an international body of film-makers, among them D. W. Griffith and the pioneers of the classical narrative; silent artists; the directors of Golden Age Hollywood; the Italian Neo-Realists; and the auteurs of the French New Wave. For this second edition, new chapter maps developments in form and technology from the mid-1990s to today, examining experiments in three-dimensionality, the revival of animation, and the democratisation of film-making following the digital revolution. Parkinson also highlights the best work to have emerged globally, from Poland to China, Korea and Mexico. With a fully updated glossary and bibliography, History of Film remains the definitive survey of this dynamic and popular art form.

## Editions

### History of Film (World of Art)

- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0020-410-8
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2012-09-10
- Language: en_GB