| Description |
1 online resource (x, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249), filmography (pages 188-238) and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Travelling bioscopes and borrowed spaces; CHAPTER 3 Fixed-site cinemas and the first film renters; CHAPTER 4 Cinema and cinema-going in small towns; CHAPTER 5 Making a Living at the Cinema: Scottish Cinema Staff in the Silent Era; CHAPTER 6 Early Municipal Cinema; CHAPTER 7 Rob Roy: Britain's first feature film; CHAPTER 8 Local Films for Local People: 'HAVE YOU BEEN CINEMATOGRAPHED?'; CHAPTER 9 Depicting Scotland: Scotland in Early Films. |
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CHAPTER 10 The Talkies Triumphant: Scottish Cinema and the Coming of SoundCHAPTER 11 Filmography of Scottish-themed Fiction Films; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Focusing on the social experience of cinema and cinema-going, this collection of essays provides a detailed context for the history of early cinema in Scotland, from its inception in 1896 until the arrival of sound in the early 1930s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects. |
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Scotland. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Caughie, John, editor, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Early cinema in Scotland. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2018] 9781474420341 (OCoLC)1012749604 |
| ISBN |
9781474420358 (electronic book) |
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1474420354 (electronic book) |
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9781474420365 |
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1474420362 |
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9781474420341 |
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1474420346 |
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