I highly recommend 'More Treasures from the Archives' part 2 which is in a
multi-regional format,has beautifully reproduced films from the earliest
period up to the end of the silent period. Commentaries on the films and on
the (well researched and played) music by respected scholars help to bring
these films to life for students. This is a very necessary addition to the
materials for teaching Early Cinema.
Dr. Michael Hammond
Senior Lecturer
MA Film Studies Convenor
English
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 4BF
Tel:+44 (0)2380 596708
Quoting Jessica Rosner <[log in to unmask]>:
> Thanks for yours and other nice back ups.
> I did notice a small potential typo . I did not mean LITERALLY straight
> from
> the VHS, we did of course make a new master for the DVD ( though did not
> RE
> master). Probably obvious but just in case.
>
> Also the set is currently on sale on the web site at 25% BUT I also was
> doing a special extra sale for librarians for all the Kino boxed sets
> ( except the Asian action stuff) so if you want to save 30% on Movies
> Begin
> Edison, Griffith, Murnau boxed set etc. you can use the sale code 3136
> through Oct 15
>
>
> On 9/13/06 11:55 AM, "James Steffen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > But that's a horn well worth tooting--THE MOVIES BEGIN set is essential
> > for any basic Film Studies collection, as is the EDISON: THE INVENTION
> > OF THE MOVIES set that Jessica Rosner mentions.
> >
> > In case you're all interested, I've created a web page on "Early Cinema
> > on DVD" for the library here at Emory University:
> >
> > http://musicmedia.library.emory.edu/research/early_cinema.html
> >
> > It has listings for other DVD and VHS titles as well.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > James Steffen
> >
> > Quoting Jessica Rosner <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> >> Um I hate to toot my ( or rather my company's) own horn but the single
> best
> >> compilation of early films is Kino's Five volume DVD set
> >> THE MOVIES BEGIN. It has Melies, Lumiere, Edison, Porter, Griffith,
> etc
> >> 2 Volumes are from material from the BFI and 3 from film
> >> historian/preservationist David Shepard. As it was an "early" DVD
> release
> >> straight from the previous VSH no real extra's though there are few
> narrated
> >> Docs from the BBC on it. Here is the link to the info
> >>
> >> http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=694
> >>
> >> We also have a terrific VERY elaborate 4 volume set of Edison films
> >> Done with MOMA & LOC material. Alas our great Lumiere DVD is out of
> print
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 9/13/06 8:17 AM, "Jeff Evans" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My department is slowly replacing films on VHS cassettes w/ those
> >>> on DVD.We're looking for suggestions for anthologies of early film
> >>> that would conveniently include the likes of the Lumieres, Edison,
> >>> Melies, Porter, etc. (I remember seeing a long time ago a
> >>> wonderfully self-conscious Melies' short called, I think, "The Magic
> >>> Box.")
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions on or offline will be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Jeff Evans
> >>> University of Maine
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>> Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
> >>> http://www.ScreenSite.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE
> >>
> >> Jessica Rosner
> >> Kino International
> >> 333 W 39th St. 503
> >> NY NY 10018
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >> 212-629-6880
> >>
> >> ----
> >> Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
> >> http://www.ScreenSite.org
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE
>
> Jessica Rosner
> Kino International
> 333 W 39th St. 503
> NY NY 10018
> [log in to unmask]
> 212-629-6880
>
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> Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite
> http://www.ScreenSite.org
>
>
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