{"product_id":"amateur-cinema-9780520279858","title":"Amateur Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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 reality, and by the 1950s, over a million Americans had amateur movie cameras. This book explores the meaning of the amateur in film history and modern visual culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoughtful, thoroughly researched ... clear and accessible ... This book contributes significantly to the growing literature on non-theatrical cinema and enriches understanding of film history more generally.\" -- D. Herbert CHOICE \"A very welcome, and much needed, addition to this literature.' The Moving Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments  Introduction  Part I. Contexts of Amateur Cinema 1. Cine-Prophecy: The Emergence of Amateur Cinema (1892--1927) 2. Cine-Community: The First Wave of Amateur Film Culture (1928--1945) 3. Cine-Engagement: Amateurs and Current Events 4. Cine-Technology: Machine Art for a Machine Age 5. Cine-Sincerity: Postwar Amateur Film Culture (1945--1960)  Part II. Modes of Amateur Cinema 6. \"Communicating a New Form of Knowledge\": Amateur Chronicles of Family, Community, and Travel 7. \"The Amateur Takes Leadership\": Amateur Film, Experimentation, and the Aesthetic Vanguard 8. Mechanical Craftsmanship: Amateurs Making Practical Films 9. Photoplaying Themselves: Amateur Fiction Films  Conclusion  Appendix 1. Amateur Filmography Appendix 2. A Preliminary Directory of Movie Clubs Notes Selected Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402867188055,"sku":"9780520279858","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520279858.jpg?v=1730481724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/amateur-cinema-9780520279858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}