D.W. Griffith

Master of Cinema

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by Ira H. Gallen

Type

Biographies

Subject

Director > David W. Griffith

Keywords

David W. Griffith, director, pioneer

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

Friesen Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 582 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4602-6097-5

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Book Presentation:
Exhaustively researched and accessibly written, D.W. Griffith: Master of Cinema is a remarkably comprehensive biography of the legendary director and his days creating his craft at the American Biograph Company between 1908 through 1913. Meticulously detailed, utilizing a wealth of archival documents and photographs, the book effectively details Griffith's place as a film pioneer. Even a casual film fan can see the lines being drawn from the techniques Griffith developed to modern cinematic experience.

Ira Gallen's exploration of Griffith's family and his early life sets the stage for his career, and give great context for who he would become. His intricate details about early stage and film paint such a vivid and evocative picture of the time that you will be truly drawn into another world while reading it.

About the Author:
Ira H. Gallen is an author, historian and cable producer/director. His other books include Inventing Television, The Breakfast Cereal Scrapbook, Television Toy Stories, The Rootie Kazootie Show, Confessions of a Baby-Boomer, and D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation by Seymour Stern, edited by Ira Gallen. Ira is a member of the Directors Guild of America. Learn more at TVDAYS.com

See the complete filmography of David W. Griffith on the website: IMDB ...