01598cam a2200301 i 4500 123989 20230410130611.0 150305s2015 nyua bq 001 0 eng 9780231172806 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231172813 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780231539661 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- e-fr--- PN 1993.5.U6 J17s 2015 384 Jacobson, Brian R., author. Studios before the system : architecture, technology, and the emergence of cinematic space / Brian R. Jacobson. New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] xii, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Film and culture Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index. Includes filmography. 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". Motion picture studios United States History 20th century. Motion picture industry History 20th century. lcc bk 76902 76902 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 3 0 PN 1993.5.U6 J17s 2015 00000117587 2018-10-25 00:00:00 2018-10-25 bk