Amateur Cinema - The Rise of North American Movie Making, 1923-1960 - Paperback - 2015

From the very beginning of cinema, there have been amateur filmmakers at work. It wasnt 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.
Year of publication: 2015
Pagination: 376 pages, 39 b/w images
Format: Paperback