Reel Change

Reel Change
Author :
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 241
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780861969845
ISBN-13 : 0861969847
Rating : 4/5 (847 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reel Change by : Richard Wallace

Download or read book Reel Change written by Richard Wallace and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, a technological revolution swept through cinemas around the world, as analogue projectors were replaced with digital equipment. It was not just the plastic medium of film that was removed from projection boxes during this transformation; most cinemas took this opportunity to also evict the human projectionists who were hitherto in charge of screenings. Projectionists had been hidden from the sight of audiences for most of the history of photographic moving image projection, and their redundancies went largely unnoticed and unremarked upon. This book focuses attention on what has been happening behind film spectators' heads for the past 130 years, and attempts to write the history of cinema in Britain from the perspective of its habitually overlooked and undervalued projectionists, beginning in the silent era and continuing to the present day. Drawing upon extensive archival research and lengthy interviews with former projectionists, it documents the key facets and challenges of their work, and how these evolved in response to previous waves of significant technological change. It evaluates how projectionists helped to design and maintain key aesthetic characteristics of the 20th century big screen experience. It shows how the institution of cinema in Britain has been historically underpinned by the harsh exploitation of projectionists by many employers, detailing inadequate wage levels and poor working conditions that formerly provoked government investigation, and explaining why these problems were never successfully ameliorated by trade unions. It also charts in depth the recent fateful transition to digital projection, delineating how and why projectionists were so swiftly and ruthlessly consigned to the past, and assessing whether this form of entertainment should be considered diminished by their super session.


Reel Change Related Books

Reel Change
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Richard Wallace
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-16 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ten years ago, a technological revolution swept through cinemas around the world, as analogue projectors were replaced with digital equipment. It was not just t
Motion Picture Herald
Language: en
Pages: 796
Authors:
Categories: Motion pictures
Type: BOOK - Published: 1927 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Edison Kinetogram
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors:
Categories: Motion pictures
Type: BOOK - Published: 1912 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette
Language: en
Pages: 1590
Authors:
Categories: Motion pictures
Type: BOOK - Published: 1913 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sixteen Weeks to Fade Out
Language: en
Pages: 101
Authors: Michael D. Acosta
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-01-15 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a comprehensive guide to writing the first draft of a feature length screenplay. While it focuses on the college semester (16 Weeks), it is also complet