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28%OFFBrian R. Jacobson - Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space - 9780231172813 - V9780231172813
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Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space

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Description for Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
By 1915, Hollywood had become the epicenter of American filmmaking, with studio dream factories structuring its vast production. Filmmakers designed Hollywood studios with a distinct artistic and industrial mission in mind, which in turn influenced the form, content, and business of the films that were made and the impressions of the people who viewed them. The first book to retell the history of film studio architecture, Studios Before the System expands the social and cultural footprint of cinema's virtual worlds and their contribution to wider developments in global technology and urban modernism. Focusing on six significant early ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Film and Culture Series
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172813
SKU
V9780231172813
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About Brian R. Jacobson
Brian R. Jacobson is a historian of film and visual culture and assistant professor of cinema studies and history at the University of Toronto.

Reviews for Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space
This is an impressive, groundbreaking book that joins other recent revisionist works in offering an innovative notion of early cinema history that has invaluable ramifications for cinema history overall. Furthermore, it promises to make a considerable impact on the study of cinema's profound interrelations with architecture, modern technologies, and urban infrastructure at the beginnings of the 20th century.
Richard ... Read more

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