Gabriella Oldham's Books

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Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

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Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive treatment of both documentary and feature film editing.

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436

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Univ of California Press

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0520911741

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9780520911741

First Cut 2

More Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

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More Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

This new collection of twelve interviews with award-winning film editorsfiction and documentarydiscusses the art and craft of editing and explores the transition from the age of celluloid to the digital age.

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318

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Univ of California Press

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0520273516

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9780520273511

Harry Langdon

King of Silent Comedy

By: Gabriella Oldham,Mabel Langdon

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Harry Langdon

King of Silent Comedy

By: Gabriella Oldham,Mabel Langdon

Among silent film comedians, three names stand out—Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd—but Harry Langdon indisputably deserves to sit among them as the fourth "king." In films such as The Strong Man (1926) and Long Pants (1927), Langdon parlayed his pantomime talents, expressive eyes, and childlike innocence into silent-era stardom. This in-depth biography, which features behind-the-scenes accounts and personal recollections compiled by Langdon's late wife, provides a full and thoughtful picture of this multifaceted entertainer and his meteoric rise and fall. Authors Gabriella Oldham and Mabel Langdon explore how the actor developed and honed his comedic skills in amateur shows, medicine shows, and vaudeville. Together they survey his early work on the stage at the turn of the twentieth century as well as his iconic routines and characters. They also evaluate his failures from the early sound period, including his decision to part ways with director Frank Capra. Despite his dwindling popularity following the introduction of talkies, Langdon persevered and continued to perform in theater, radio, and film—literally until his dying day—leaving behind a unique and brilliant body of work. Featuring never-before-published stories and photos from his immediate family, this biography is a fascinating and revealing look at an unsung silent film giant.

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359

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813169666

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9780813169668

First Cut

Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

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First Cut

Conversations with Film Editors

By: Gabriella Oldham

First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, and updated with a new preface, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of both documentary and feature film editing.

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438

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Univ of California Press

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0520274679

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9780520274679

Keaton's Silent Shorts

Beyond the Laughter

By: Gabriella Oldham

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Keaton's Silent Shorts

Beyond the Laughter

By: Gabriella Oldham

Filling a major gap in the critical canon, Keaton’s Classic Shorts: Beyond the Laughter chronicles the rapid growth in the filmmaker’s understanding of what makes both comedy and film successful. Keaton developed his major themes in these nineteen silent short films shot between 1920 and 1923, creating his persona “Buster” with his trademark stone face. These short films clearly indicate Keaton’s love of the camera and his concern for composition, symmetry, and images that delight the eye and startle the mind. Oldham reconstructs each of these rarely seen films to enable the reader to “watch” Keaton’s performance, devoting a separate chapter to each. She analyzes each film’s strengths, weaknesses, and prevalent themes and threads. She also enables readers to plumb the depths of what seems to be surface comedy through philosophical, biographical, historical, and critical commentary, thus linking the shorts together into a cohesive study of Buster Keaton’s growth through his three-year independent venture as a filmmaker. Beyond the laughter and beyond the great stone face, Oldham presents a treasure of cinema comedy and a unique philosophy of life as captured by a great filmmaker.

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409

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SIU Press

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0809385945

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9780809385942

Keaton's Silent Shorts

Beyond the Laughter

By: Gabriella Oldham

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Beyond the Laughter

By: Gabriella Oldham

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Harry Langdon

King of Silent Comedy

By: Gabriella Oldham,Mabel Langdon

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Harry Langdon

King of Silent Comedy

By: Gabriella Oldham,Mabel Langdon

Among silent film comedians, three names stand out -- Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd -- but Harry Langdon indisputably deserves to sit among them as the fourth "king." In films such as The Strong Man (1926) and Long Pants (1927) , Langdon parlayed his pantomime talents, expressive eyes, and childlike innocence into silent-era stardom. This in-depth biography, which features behind-the-scenes accounts and personal recollections compiled by Langdon's late wife, provides a full and thoughtful picture of this multifaceted entertainer and his meteoric rise and fall. Authors Gabriella Oldham and Mabel Langdon explore how the actor developed and honed his comedic skills in amateur shows, medicine shows, and vaudeville. Together they survey his early work on the stage at the turn of the twentieth century as well as his iconic routines and characters. They also evaluate his failures from the early sound period, including his decision to part ways with director Frank Capra. Despite his dwindling popularity following the introduction of talkies, Langdon persevered and continued to perform in theater, radio, and film -- literally until his dying day -- leaving behind a unique and brilliant body of work. Featuring never-before-published stories and photos from his immediate family, this biography is a fascinating and revealing look at an unsung silent film giant.

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358

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813169674

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9780813169675

Old-Fashioned All-Occasion Postcards

24 Full-Colour Ready-to-Mail Cards

By: Gabriella Oldham,John Ed. Oldham

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Old-Fashioned All-Occasion Postcards

24 Full-Colour Ready-to-Mail Cards

By: Gabriella Oldham,John Ed. Oldham

Delightfully nostalgic scenes from vintage sources include: children preparing for Halloween and awaiting Santa, patriotic portraits of Lincoln and Washington, sentimental valentines, plus other holiday greetings. 24 cards.

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Courier Corporation

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0486262650

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9780486262659

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