The Image in Early Cinema: Form and Material - Paperbackby Scott Curtis (Editor), Philippe Gauthier (Editor), Tom Gunning (Editor) In The Image in Early Cinema, the contributors examine intersections between early cinematic form, technology, theory, practice, and broader modes of visual culture. They argue that early cinema emerged within a visual culture composed of a variety of traditions in art, science, education, and image making. Even as methods of motion picture production and distribution