Aesthetics of Early Sound Film by Daniel Wiegand - 9781041175292

Aesthetics of Early Sound FilmMedia Change around 1930\nAuthor(s): Daniel Wiegand\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041175292, 978-1041175292\nSynopsis\nThis volume takes a fresh look at the various aesthetics emerging globally in the early sound film era, with a focus on the films fundamentally experimental and inventive character. By considering films and production contexts often neglected in film studies, it strives to counter the still dominant view of the transitional period as a time of yet-to-be-perfected forerunners of classical sound film. Instead, authors highlight the sense of fruitful uncertainty in this period of media change and transformation. Subjects covered include visual and auditory style; the uses of speech, music, and noises; aesthetic conceptions in sound film theory; and intermedial aesthetics. The volumes scope is decidedly international, covering production and reception contexts in the.