Cinema-by-Sea: Film and Cinema in Brighton & Hove Since 1896

Name: Cinema-by-Sea: Film and Cinema in Brighton & Hove Since 1896
Brand: Terra Media Ltd
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The story of cinemas and film-making in Brighton & Hove. The most comprehensive account ever published, with extensive reference information, lavishly illustrated with over 350 photographs and drawings. The account of the work of the groundbreaking pioneers who invented film techniques is complemented by the history of cinema-going in the city set in the broader national context of censorship, Sunday opening, wartime conditions and the postwar decline of the cinema. The book lists all the silent films, all the feature films shot in the city and a selection of short films and newsreels. Each cinema has a detailed history. Special sections cover the invention of colour cinematography in Southwick, the city's film studios (including the lost studios of Whitehawk), a selection of film-based companies and a gazetteer of key places in the area associated with films and film-makers. Biographies are given of over 220 film people who were born, lived or died in the city, from pioneer film-makers to actors, music hall artistes, cinema exhibitors, film directors and producers, inventors and engineers. The book comes right up-to-date in the age of digital production to show that Brighton is once again a vibrant film city.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 224
Release Date:: 2012-10-01
Publication Date:: 2012-10-01
Publisher:: Terra Media Ltd
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0957444907
Weight:: 505 g

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