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Zusatztext This is in my judgement a really rich and valuable book. Built on a combination of deep and wide scholarly reading, linked critically with some really good empirical research into different areas of ‘alternative’ cinema, it will bid fair to become the key book in the area for some time. Informationen zum Autor Emma Pett is Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries at the University of York, UK. She is the author of Experiencing Cinema: Participatory Film Culture, Immersive Cinema and the Experience Economy (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021).The first in-depth study of participant engagement with experiential media derived from cinema culture. Zusammenfassung Film is often conceived as a medium that is watched rather than experienced. Existing studies of film audiences, and of media reception more broadly, have revealed the complexity of viewing practices and cultures surrounding cinema-going and its exhibition spaces. Experiencing Cinema offers the first in-depth study of participant engagement with a range of experiential media forms derived from cinema culture. From sing-a-long screenings to theatrical extravaganzas, a broad spectrum of alternative film-going practices and immersive spaces are explored and analysed in this original audience study. Moving from intimate community gatherings to blockbuster urban venues, from isolated farmhouses to Olympic stadia, Experiencing Cinema considers the lure and value of these popular events. Often attracting a diverse, intergenerational range of participants, from early-adopter urban hipsters to DIY rural communities, the growing demand for participatory cinema within the contemporary marketplace is analysed alongside broader debates circulating around the move away from traditional tiered seating and increased audience mobility and the de-centring of the film text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Immersive Cinema-going and the Pop-up EconomyChapter 2: Virtual Reality and Immersive TechnologiesChapter 3: Live Installation Art and Participatory CulturesChapter 4: Experiential Cinema in a Rural ContextChapter 5: Cinephile Activism & Rituals of ResistanceChapter 6: Cosplay, Crossplay & Immersive IdentitiesIndex...
