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Civilisation (TV Series)
''Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark'' is a 1969 British television documentary series written and presented by the art historian Sir Kenneth Clark. Its thirteen episodes outline the history of Western art, architecture and philosophy since the Dark Ages. It was produced by the BBC and aired from February to May 1969 on BBC2. Then, and in later transmissions in Britain, the United States and other countries, it reached an unprecedented number of viewers for an art series. Its production standards were praised and set the pattern for subsequent television documentary series. ''The New Yorker'' described it as revelatory for the general viewer. Clark's 1969 book ''Civilisation: A Personal View'', based on the series, has never been out of print, and the BBC's DVD issue of the series in 2005 has remained in the catalogues. Background Clark had pioneered British television series about art, beginning in 1958, with ''Is Art Necessary?'', an experimental series for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Card
In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (hence, ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are referred to as "expository intertitles". In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. Silent film era In the silent film era, intertitles were mostly called "subtitles", but also "leaders", " captions", "titles", and "headings", prior to being named intertitles, and often had Art Deco motifs. They were a mainstay of silent films once the films became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. '' The British Film Catalogue'' credits the 1898 film ''Our New General Servant'' by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
