E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Exeter Studies in Film History
ISBN: 978-0-85989-990-1
Verlag: University of Exeter Press
Format: PDF
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Presenting a picture of daily life in his film studio, an analysis of Hepworth’s films is offered including the development of their content, production methods and marketing in this formative period.
The early twentieth century saw British film production develop from a cottage industry of artisans to a multi-modal complex economic system with a global reach. Changes in the nature of exhibition and distribution caused a major crisis in the years 1908–1911, whereby Britain lost its status as a world leader in film making. Existing histories of this period lay this crisis at the feet of pioneers like Hepworth, whose perceived inability to improve the quality of film production led to stagnation.
Brown attempts to challenge this assumption by analysing Hepworth’s development of production methods as well as his strategies towards sales in the market to demonstrate the impact on the modernisation of the film industry.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Filmindustrie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
List of Illustrations and Tables
Film Production and the Hepworth Manufacturing Company Ltd (HMC)
Hepworth, Film Sales and the Rise of the Renter
The HMC, the Rental Sector and Market Strategies
HMC and Patterns of Exhibition
Conclusion: The Producers’ Response to the Crisis
Appendix One: Filmography of Hepworth and Co and the HMC 1899–1911
Appendix Two: HMC Titles Listed in ‘Around the Shows’ Released 1 October 1908–31 August 1909
Appendix Three: List of London Based Rental Firms (1905–1911) and Foreign Film Sales Representatives (1907–1911)
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
List of Illustrations and Tables
Film Production and the Hepworth Manufacturing Company Ltd (HMC)
Hepworth, Film Sales and the Rise of the Renter
The HMC, the Rental Sector and Market Strategies
HMC and Patterns of Exhibition
Conclusion: The Producers’ Response to the Crisis
Appendix One: Filmography of Hepworth and Co and the HMC 1899–1911
Appendix Two: HMC Titles Listed in ‘Around the Shows’ Released 1 October 1908–31 August 1909
Appendix Three: List of London Based Rental Firms (1905–1911) and Foreign Film Sales Representatives (1907–1911)
Bibliography
Index