Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The camera in the crowd : filming New Zealand in peace and war, 1895-1920
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Oratia Books, Oratia Media
Place
Date
2017?
Physical Description
xv, 509 pages, 8 pages of colour plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780947506346
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Foreword by Sir Peter Jackson -- Introduction -- Using this book -- 1. 'A Marvellous counterfeit' -- 2. Whitehouse films New Zealand -- 3. Joseph Perry and the Limelight Brigade -- 4. Joe Perry films the duke -- 5. Limelight and salvation -- 6. The government appoints a kinematographist -- 7. T.J. West conquers Australasia -- 8. The permanent picture show -- 9. Charlie Newham films Wanganui -- 10. Local, topical and professional -- 11 New Zealand goes to war -- 12. Sailing off to see the world -- 13. The French film the Dardanelles -- 14. Ashmead-Bartlett films Gallipoli -- 15. Filming the camps -- 16. Filming Diggers on the Western Front -- 17. "Who is Sanders?' -- 18. Filming 'Blighty' -- 19. Laughing with Charlie Chaplin -- 20. Filming 'God's Own Country' -- 21. Peace, sport and Cologne -- 22. Filming the Prince of Wales -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Chronological filmography -- Index of films -- Index.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: World War One; First World War; Motion pictures--New Zealand--History--19th century; Motion pictures--New Zealand--History--20th century; Motion picture producers and directors--New Zealand--History--19th century; Motion picture producers and directors--New Zealand--History--20th century]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 476-484) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Pictorial Office
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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