{"id":467,"date":"2016-10-03T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T18:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/?p=467"},"modified":"2016-10-03T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T18:59:49","slug":"early-african-american-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miriamposner.com\/classes\/dh101f16\/2016\/10\/03\/early-african-american-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Early African American Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this week\u2019s blog post, I\u2019m choosing to analyze the DH project, Early African American Film<\/a>. This web-based database is a compilation of early African American silent race film information gathered from primary and secondary resources. Information on these films created before the 1930s include details on specific actors, directors, production companies, among others. The purpose of this database is to promote awareness about this period in film history and to educate interested individuals on how this data is presented. As can be seen below, this database is presented with an easy to use navigation, with tabs distinguishing different aspects of the project and outlining the process of presentation. The different tabs give visitors a walk through the thought process of the team, as well as types of data used and how the data was reorganized using data visualization tools to fit the purposes of this project. In addition, the home page gives links to tutorials on how this project was put together.<\/p>\n

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I thought this project was extremely easy to navigate and understand. I really enjoyed the use of tabs and clearly depicted data visualizations. The tutorials and links to how the data visualizations were created were also extremely helpful. The time map in particular was one of my favorite visualizations because it showed how early African American film production companies have come and go over time. I thought it would have been even cooler if they had associated this rise and fall with any specific event in relation to African American rights.<\/p>\n

Source<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source of data includes records on early race films produced from 1909 to 1930. Record information includes details on associated peoples and production companies. Primary sources such as notes, correspondence and conversation were also used. Data collected was filtered and cleaned up based on whether the film had African American self-determination. This database also defines early African American film as having some combination of the following aspects:<\/p>\n