Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking

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Synopsis
In the early 1900s, so-called race filmmakers set out to produce black-oriented pictures to counteract the racist caricatures that had dominated cinema from its inception. Richard E. Norman, a southern-born white filmmaker, was one such pioneer. From humble beginnings as a roving "home talent" filmmaker, recreating photoplays that starred local citizens, Norman would go on to produce high-quality feature-length race pictures. Together with his better-known contemporaries Oscar Micheaux and Noble and George Johnson, Richard E. Norman helped to define early race filmmaking. Making use of unique archival resources, including Norman's personal and professional correspondence, detailed distribution records, and newly discovered original shooting scripts, this book offers a vibrant portrait of race in early cinema.
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
336 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780253010728
Related ISBNs:
9780253010568
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Barbara Tepa Lupack, Michael Martin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Michael T. Martin

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