Studios Before the System : Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space.
Jacobson, Brian.
Studios Before the System : Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages) - Film and Culture Series . - Film and Culture Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Studios and Systems -- 1. Black Boxes and Open-Air Stages: Film Studio Technology and Environmental Control from the Laboratory to the Rooftop -- 2. Georges Méliès's "Glass House": Cineplasticity for a Human-Built World -- 3. Dark Studios and Daylight Factories: Building Cinema in New York City -- 4. Studio Factories and Studio Cities: Paris's Cités du Cinéma and the Inconsistency of Modernity -- 5. The Studio Beyond the Studio: Nature, Technology, and Location in Southern California -- Conclusion: More Than "Dream Factories" -- Notes -- Films Cited -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9780231539661
Motion picture studios - United States - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
PN1993.5.U6 J225 2015
791.430973
Studios Before the System : Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (313 pages) - Film and Culture Series . - Film and Culture Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Studios and Systems -- 1. Black Boxes and Open-Air Stages: Film Studio Technology and Environmental Control from the Laboratory to the Rooftop -- 2. Georges Méliès's "Glass House": Cineplasticity for a Human-Built World -- 3. Dark Studios and Daylight Factories: Building Cinema in New York City -- 4. Studio Factories and Studio Cities: Paris's Cités du Cinéma and the Inconsistency of Modernity -- 5. The Studio Beyond the Studio: Nature, Technology, and Location in Southern California -- Conclusion: More Than "Dream Factories" -- Notes -- Films Cited -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9780231539661
Motion picture studios - United States - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
PN1993.5.U6 J225 2015
791.430973