The Place of the Audience: Cultural Geographies of Film ConsumptionIt has been a recurring complaint both within and against film studies that it has largely ignored the activities of audiences. This book aims to address this absence (as compared to television studies) and to explain its cause. The authors argue that there is a social context in which the consumption of film can be understood or studied historically; demonstrating that a concentration on the place of film consumption within the changing cultural politics of the city can offer a compelling and productive focus of analysis. This book examines not only the different meanings of different sites of film exhibition and distribution (city-centre cinemas, local cinemas, art-house cinemas, multiplexes, terrestrial television transmission, video rental and retail, and satellite/cable), but also the meanings of the activities of film consumption associated with these sites. Through use of archival materials and ethnographic studies of the audience, the book examines the meanings of film consumption from the earliest film showings up to the 21st century. |
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... story film , and even the feature film , were related to the emergence of new venues that demanded longer programmes and could showcase their attractions and , even in these venues , films were usually exhibited as part of a variety ...
... story film , and even the feature film , were related to the emergence of new venues that demanded longer programmes and could showcase their attractions and , even in these venues , films were usually exhibited as part of a variety ...
Page 91
... stories is worth noting . While we are not questioning the accuracy of these stories , it was striking that certain stories seem generic . In other words , they recur in different forms and in relation to different cinemas . In one such ...
... stories is worth noting . While we are not questioning the accuracy of these stories , it was striking that certain stories seem generic . In other words , they recur in different forms and in relation to different cinemas . In one such ...
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... story of 26 October 1960. This story begins with a discussion of the closing of the Apollo , Berridge Road , but extends to a lament for all the recently closed cinemas in the city and those still under threat : ' The Apollo adds its ...
... story of 26 October 1960. This story begins with a discussion of the closing of the Apollo , Berridge Road , but extends to a lament for all the recently closed cinemas in the city and those still under threat : ' The Apollo adds its ...
Contents
Contexts of Film Consumption | 16 |
Class Gender and Public Space in Early Film Consumption | 37 |
Slum Clearance Cinema Building and Differentiated Experiences | 83 |
Copyright | |
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