Essays about: "Pedro Scofano de Almeida"

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  1. 1. “The Silent Celluloid Salesman” : How and why Ford Motor Company became the largest motion picture producer and distributor in the world

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Pedro Scofano de Almeida; [2021]
    Keywords : Ford Motor Company; Industrial Films; Silent Cinema; World War I; The United States;

    Abstract : This study explores the under-researched subject of “industrial films” through the analysis of how Ford Motor Company made use of motion pictures to reinforce its political and economic interests during the 1910s and 1920s. In 1914, the automobile company constituted a motion picture department, establishing itself as the largest film producer and distributor in the world in the subsequent years. READ MORE