From the very beginning of cinema, there have been amateur filmmakers at work. It wasn't until Kodak introduced 16mm film in 1923, however, that amateur moviemaking became a reality, and by the 1950s, over a million Americans had amateur movie cameras. This book explores the meaning of the amateur i...

From the very beginning of cinema, there have been amateur filmmakers at work. It wasn't until Kodak introduced 16mm film in 1923, however, that amateur moviemaking became a reality, and by the 1950s, over a million Americans had amateur movie cameras. This book explores the meaning of the amateur in film history and modern visual culture.