Film techniques of the 1920s

[Margarita Nafpaktitis]

Hi Tony,

Both of these English-language sources talk about lighting and equipment to
a certain extent, along with many other aspects of early Soviet filmmaking
that might be helpful (among other things, Kuleshov talks about filming
"Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West" while actors are being burned by
sparks from the faulty lighting equipment - I'm hoping your former student
doesn't plan on going that authentic!):

Lev Kuleshov, Kuleshov on Film (Berkeley: University of California Press,
1974)


 V.I. Pudovkin, Film Technique and Film Acting, trans. Ivor Montagu (NY:
Bonanza Books, 1960?)*


Yours,

Margarita
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On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Anthony Anemone <AnemoneA at newschool.edu>wrote:

> A former student of mine is producing a short film and has asked me a
> question that I can't answer:  her idea is to borrow the visual  style of
> Soviet and German silent cinema of the 1920s (e..g., *Metropolis*) and
> she's
> asking for published sources (in English) which discuss the kinds of
> lighting/equipment used in the period.
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas/suggestions,
>
> Tony
>
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