Moving Picture World
For those within the film industry, information and opinion were shaped by a number of aggressive trade publications, each competing for the same limited number of subscribers. Chief among these was the Moving Picture World, which, setting a standard for the broadest possible coverage, reviewed current releases and published news, features, and interviews relating to all aspects of the industry.
For anyone studying the early years of American cinema, the most important research tools are the film periodicals of the era, and researchers are lucky that so many were published, and that so many have survived. There were fan magazines and film company house journals galore but, most importantly—there were many trade publications.
For those within the film industry, information and opinion were shaped by a number of aggressive trade publications, each competing for the same limited number of subscribers. The film business had first been discussed in general entertainment industry papers such as the New York Clipper or Variety, which began covering short films as acts in 1907.
The Early Cinema Collection from the Media History Digital Library has the magazine online. ...
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- Through the camera lens: the Moving Picture World and the silent cinema era, 1907-1927 byCall Number: Electronic resourceThe Moving Picture World began publication on March 9, 1907, and appeared weekly until January 7, 1928, when it became Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. Interestingly, the cover of the first issue of the new magazine featured an advertisement for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, headed "Mergers Make Greatness!"
Early cinema collection by Call Number: Electronic resource... The highlight of our Early Cinema collection is the 1907 to 1927 run of the Moving Picture World, one of the earliest trade papers of the motion picture industry. The heyday of the Moving Picture World was during the 1910s and the period that film historians have called cinema's "transitional era" (lasting roughly from 1908 to 1917). ...
Book(s) about Moving Picture World in the library's collections
- Filmmakers in the Moving Picture World: an index of articles, 1907-1927 byCall Number: Baker-Berry PN 1993 .M89 Suppl.ISBN: 9780786402908First published on March 9, 1907, The Moving Picture World was the first trade paper of the film industry. It continued until December 31, 1927. This index directs researchers to the appropriate pages of the magazine for biographical and career data on the early filmmakers--i.e., anyone involved in making a film: actors and actresses, producers, directors, camera grinders, writers, editors, company presidents, technical directors, stunt extras, and many others.
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