----------------------------Original message---------------------------- <<<In my research on silent cinema I found very little written on the subject of movement (objects within the frame, camera, movement created by editing etc.) in Western scholarship. Closely connected issues of tempo and rhythm also received little attention. My problem is mainly methodological: How does one account for movement, tempo and rhythm in the analysis of film style?>>> There is an excellent book called "The Classical Hollywood Cinema" by David Boardwell, Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson published by Columbia University Press in 1985. It is full of the kind of references and examples you describe and has many helpful photographs and diagrams. It is sometimes a little heavy going, but is well worth the effort. Gene Stavis, School of Visual Arts-NYC