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De Angelis, Gina

Motion Pictures: Making Cinema Magic

144 pp. | Oliver | March, 2004 | Library ISBN 1-881508-78-1 $$21.95
(4) 4-6 Innovators series. This solid volume profiles eight people who made technological contributions to motion pictures, including W. K. L. Dickson, who developed the early movie camera, and talking-picture pioneer Lee de Forest. Illustrated with so-so quality black-and-white photos, the book mainly focuses on the early years of cinema, but the final chapter provides an intriguing overview of more-recent innovations. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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