Engineering Hollywood : technology, technicians, and the science of building the studio system / Luci Marzola.
2021
PN1995.9.T43 M37 2021
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Title
Engineering Hollywood : technology, technicians, and the science of building the studio system / Luci Marzola.
Author
Marzola, Luci, author.
ISBN
9780190885625 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
PN1995.9.T43 M37 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
384.80979494
Summary
'Engineering Hollywood' tells the story of the formation of the Hollywood studio system not as the product of a genius producer, but as an industry that brought together creative practices and myriad cutting-edge technologies in ways that had never been seen before. Using extensive archival research, this book examines the role of technicians, engineers, and trade organizations in creating a stable technological infrastructure on which the studio system rested for decades.
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'Engineering Hollywood' tells the story of the formation of the Hollywood studio system not as the product of a genius producer, but as an industry that brought together creative practices and myriad cutting-edge technologies in ways that had never been seen before. Using extensive archival research, this book examines the role of technicians, engineers, and trade organizations in creating a stable technological infrastructure on which the studio system rested for decades.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 12, 2021).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190885588
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