Jacobson, Brian R., <br/><br/>
Studios before the system :  architecture, technology, and the emergence of cinematic space / 
Brian R. Jacobson. 
 - xii, 295 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Film and culture .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index. Includes filmography. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: studios and systems -- Black boxes and open-air stages: film studio technology and environmental control from the laboratory to the rooftop -- Georges Meliáes'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 cites du cinema and the inconsistency of modernity -- The studio beyond the studio: nature, technology, and location in Southern California -- Conclusion: more than "dream factories". 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231172806 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231172813 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture studios--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Motion picture industry--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 1993.5.U6  / J17s 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>384