LEADER 00000cam a22004938i 4500 001 853435893 003 OCoLC 005 20140225045557.0 008 130703s2013 dcuad b f000 0 eng 010 2013026170 020 9781932326390 (alk. paper) 020 1932326391 (alk. paper) 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dOCLCO|dSYB|dOKU|dCUY 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 TR886.3|b.P54 2013 051 Z663.36|b.S87 2013 082 00 791.43|223 090 TR886.3|b.P54 2013 100 1 Pierce, David. 245 14 The survival of American silent feature films, 1912-1929 / |cby David Pierce. 263 1309 264 1 Washington, D.C. :|bCouncil on Library and Information Resources and The Library of Congress,|c2013. 300 viii, 63 pages :|bcolor illustrations, color graphs ;|c28 cm. 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 490 1 CLIR publication ;|vno. 158 500 "Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Film Preservation Board." 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 Foreword / James H. Billington -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- The silent film era comes to an end -- Overview of what has been lost -- Evolving views of silent cinema -- The cultural loss -- The cinematic loss -- Methodology, definitions, and scope of this study -- Purpose of this study -- Definition of an American silent feature film -- Historical period of study -- Sources of data -- Findings -- Most American silent feature films are lost -- Not all surviving films are complete -- Films survive in different formats -- The preferred edition is the 35mm domestic-release version -- Many films survive only in small-gauge formats -- Summary of surviving film elements -- Source of the surviving copies -- Studios -- Independent producers -- Stars and directors -- Private collectors -- Films surviving only in foreign archives -- Foreign distribution -- American films recovered from foreign archives -- Identification and repatriation -- The likelihood of future discoveries -- Additional considerations -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix: FIAF Archives reporting holdings of American silent feature films. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. |5 CBPF. 650 0 Motion picture film|xPreservation|zUnited States. 650 0 Silent films|zUnited States|xHistory and criticism. 650 0 Motion picture film collections|zUnited States|xArchival resources. 710 2 Council on Library and Information Resources. 710 2 Library of Congress. 710 2 National Film Preservation Board (U.S.) 830 0 CLIR publication ;|vno. 158. 956 20140225 |bpfmcq |cCC 956 20140620|bpfmcq|cMR 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140629 993 20140903|bGov Doc Federal 994 C0|bCUY