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Author:

Jacobson, Brian R., author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xii, 295 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Motion picture studios--United States--History--20th century.
Motion picture industry--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: studios and systems -- Black boxes and open-air stages: film studio technology and environmental control from the laboratory to the rooftop -- Georges M©♭li©·s'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 cit©♭s du cin©♭ma and the inconsistency of modernity -- The studio beyond the studio: nature, technology, and location in Southern California -- Conclusion: more than "dream factories".

Series:

Film and culture

ISBN:

0231172818
9780231172813
023117280X
9780231172806

OCLC:

(OCoLC)904715516

LCCN:

2015007610

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)