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Small-Gauge Storytelling: Discovering the Amateur Fiction Film

By Ryan Shand , Ian Craven

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0748656340, 9780748656349
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6303978 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\319
Time added
2016-11-10 09:14:26
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Description

What do you understand by the term 'home movie'? Do you imagine images of babies-on-the lawn, sandcastles on the beach, or travels with the family? Did you know that amateur filmmakers have also explored fictional genres as diverse and fascinating as their professional counterparts, that specific amateur film studios have risen and fallen, or that household-name directors owe their origins and inspirations to the amateur film movement? Across a range of settings from the Canadian north-west to the Russian far-east, this book offers an introduction to the amateur maker of film comedies, thrillers, adaptations and sci-fi. It records the ambitions and achievements of enthusiasts struggling to emulate the mainstream and tell their own stories, armed with limited resources and endless initiative.

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