Clyde R. Taylor (born 1931) is an American writer and film scholar, who is an emeritus professor at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
. His scholarship and commentary often focuses on
black film
Black film is a classification of film that has a broad definition relating to the film involving participation and/or representation of black people. The definition may involve the film having a black cast, a black crew, a black director, a blac ...
.
Career
Taylor is a contributor to journals such as ''
Black Film Review'' and ''
Jump Cut
A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being removed in order to render the effect of jumping forward in time. Camera positions of the subje ...
''. He coined the term '
L.A. Rebellion' for the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers movement. He co-wrote the documentary film, ''
Midnight Ramble'', and is the author of ''The Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract – Film and Literature'' (
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Campuses
Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI.
*Indiana Universi ...
Press, 1998).
References
Living people
African-American non-fiction writers
American non-fiction writers
21st-century African-American academics
21st-century American academics
New York University faculty
African-American screenwriters
Screenwriters from New York (state)
L.A. Rebellion
1968 births
20th-century African-American academics
20th-century American academics
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