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Reel Change : a History of British Cinema from the Projection Box.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Richard
Other Authors: Burrows, Jon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Motion picture projection > Great Britain > History.
Motion picture projection > Technological innovations > Great Britain > History.
Motion picture projectionists > Great Britain > History.
Motion picture theaters > Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: Job Descriptions
  • The Mobile Array
  • The Nitrate Array
  • The Xenon Array
  • The Multi-Screen Array
  • A 'Jack-of-All-Trades'
  • Chapter Two: The Art of Cinema Projection
  • Projection as an Element of Film Production
  • Presentation and Showmanship
  • Changing Standards
  • Chapter Three: Terms and Conditions
  • The British Film Industry's First Union
  • Short-lived Militancy
  • Organisation Without Unions
  • Industrial Conflict
  • National Agreements
  • Certification and Apprenticeships
  • Chapter Four: Digital Projection(s)
  • Digital Developments: Image, Standards, Finance
  • Discourses of Instability
  • Redundancy
  • Loss of Agency
  • Deskilling
  • The Cinema Experience in the Digital Age
  • Afterword: In Love with Film Projection by Charlotte Brunsdon
  • Appendix: Details of Projectionists Interviewed for this Book
  • Bibliography
  • Index.