When Movies Were Theater - Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film

Klappentext This multilayered history tells the story of American film through the evolution of theater architecture and the surprisingly varied ways movies were shown! ranging from Edison's 1896 projections to the 1968 Cinerama premiere of Stanley Kubrick's 2001. The study matches distinct architectural forms to movie styles! showing how cinema's roots in theater influenced business practices! exhibition strategies! and film technologies.

Product details

• Authors: William Paul, William Paul
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2016
• EAN: 9780231176569
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17656-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Film and Culture Series; Film and Culture Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism