Lea Jacobs: 2 books
The Decline of Sentiment
American Film in the 1920s
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2008
The Decline of Sentiment seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. Based upon extensive reading of trade papers and the popular press of the day, Lea Jacobs documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those...
Film Rhythm after Sound
Technology, Music, and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
The seemingly effortless integration of sound, movement, and editing in films of the late 1930s stands in vivid contrast to the awkwardness of the first talkies. Film Rhythm after Sound analyzes this evolution via close examination of important prototypes of early sound filmmaking, as well as contemporary...