TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Ancestry of the motion picture, projection, photography and persistence of vision
Chapter 2 To capture motion, Muybridge, marey, Edison, Dickson, Armat, Jenkins, Lumiere
Chapter 3 Early amateur equipment: Split 35mm, Advent of safety film, Pathé's 28mm
Chapter 4 George Eastman's company. Kodak Research Laboratories. Arrival of the 16mm system
Chapter 5 Eastman Kodak Company under new leadership. Enter the 8. Super 8,Video
Chapter 6 Bell & Howell Co.: a formidable competitor. Some famous cameras
Chapter 7 Other Competitors: Pathé, Victor, DeVry, Revere, Keystone, Bolex, Universal
Chapter 8 Movies in Color - Never News as Big as This! Mannes & Godowsky
Chapter 9 The Post-War Years. Advancing Technology
Chapter 10 The Story of Super 8
Chapter 11 Existing Light, then sound
Chapter 12 The Coming of Video
Chapter 13 The Literature of Amateur Movies
Chapter 14 Amateur Organizations, Award Winning Films, Film Festivals
Chapter 15 Some Amateur Movies and their creators. The Zapruder Film
Chapter 16 Collecting Cameras and Films
Appendix 1 Archives of Amateur Films
Appendix 2 m.p.films produced by Kodak
Appendix 3 Other amateur film manufacturers
Appendix 4 Cameras by Bell & Howell
Appendix 5 Chronology of Bolex Cameras 1935-1975
Appendix 6 Eastman Kodak Amateur Motion Picture Equipment
Appendix 7 Chronology of Revere and Wollensak Cameras 1939-1966
Appendix 8 Chronology of Victor Animatograph Equipment 1910-1941
Appendix 9 Comparison of Running Times and Formats
Appendix 10 Compilation of Motion Picture Film Formats
Appendix 11 Identification Marks Used in Substandard Motion Picture Cameras
Appendix 12 1952 List of Manufacturers of 16mm and 8mm Cameras and Projectors
Appendix 13 Some United States Patents of Interest in the Development of Motion Pictures
Appendix 14 Amateur Motion Picture Film Prices 1935-1975
Appendix 15 Edge-Printed Codes For Eastman Kodak Film Stock
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