Studios before the system architecture, technology, and the emergence of cinematic space / Brian R. Jacobson.

Author/creator Jacobson, Brian R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesFilm and culture
Contents Introduction: studios and systems -- Black boxes and open-air stages: film studio technology and environmental control from the laboratory to the rooftop -- Georges Méliès's "glass house": cineplasticity for a human-built world -- Dark studios and daylight factories: building cinema in New York City -- Studio factories and studio cities: Paris's cités du cinéma and the inconsistency of modernity -- The studio beyond the studio: nature, technology, and location in Southern California -- Conclusion: more than "dream factories".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015007610
ISBN9780231172806 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231172813 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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