Designing the silent British film

Laurie Ede

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

    Abstract

    This piece examines British film set design in the era of 'wordlessness'. It charts the development of the role of the art director, framed by the aesthetic preoccupations of key British film pioneers.The article goes on to demonstrate how standards were raised by the incorporation of continental standards of film design.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to British Cinema
    EditorsIan Hunter, Laraine Porter, Justin Smith
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherRoutledge
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Print)978-0415706193
    Publication statusPublished - 19 Jan 2017

    Keywords

    • Film design, silent cinema, British cinema.

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Designing the silent British film'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this