{"product_id":"shadow-cinema-james-fenwick-9781501351594","title":"Shadow Cinema: The Historical and Production Contexts of Unmade Films","description":"\u003cp\u003eFilmmakers and cinema industries across the globe invest more time, money and creative energy in projects and ideas that never get produced than in the movies that actually make it to the screens. Thousands of projects are abandoned in pre-production, halted, cut short, or even made and never distributed - a \"shadow cinema\" that exists only in the archives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers opens those archives to draw on a wealth of previously unexamined scripts, correspondence and production material, reconstructing many of the hidden histories of the last hundred years of world cinema. Highlighting the fact that the movies we see are actually the exception to the rule, this study uncovers the myriad reasons why 'failures' occur and considers how understanding those failures can transform the disciplines of film and media history. The first survey of this new area of empirical study across transnational borders, \u003ci\u003e Shadow Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital and fascinating demonstration of the importance of the unmade, unseen, and unknown history of cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Fenwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501351591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501351594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"James Fenwick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46217058517247,"sku":"9781501351594","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74254460-09f8-491f-a755-5e07c9271411.jpg?v=1728514157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-cinema-james-fenwick-9781501351594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}