Travel, tourism, and the moving image / Sue Beeton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeton, Sue.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Tourism and cultural change ; 45.

Tourism and cultural change ; 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism and motion pictures.

Tourism--Decision making.

Tourism.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

xiii, 240 pages : illustrtions ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK Buffalo : Channel View Publications, [2015]

Summary:

This book explores the relationship between tourism and the moving image, from the early era of silent moving pictures through to cinema as mass entertainment. It examines how our active and emotional engagement with moving images provides meaning and connection to a place that can affect our decision-making when we travel. It also analyses how our touristic experiences can inform our film-viewing. A range of genres and themes are studied including the significance of the western, espionage, road and gangster movies, along with further study of film studio theme parks and an introduction to the relationship between gaming and travel. This book will appeal to tourism scholars as well as film studies professionals, and is written in an accessible manner for a general audience. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Mise-en-Scène 6

Why the 'Moving Image'? 8

Travel and Tourism 9

Glancing at the Gaze and its Mediation/Mediatisation 13

Understanding Audiences 16

Film-Induced Travel and Tourism 21

Theoretical Framework 30

Conclusion 35

Part 1 From Static to Moving Images 37

2 From Panoramas to Phantom Rides 39

Panorama, Pictures and Travel 40

Virtual (Vicarious) Travel of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries 48

Short, Sweet and Silent: The Movies of the Early 20th Century 55

From Talking Audiences to Talking Pictures 58

Conclusion: Active Audiences, Active Tourists 59

3 The Emotions of Motion 1: Travel, War and Unrest in the Era of the Moving Image 61

A Typology of War Films 63

War in the Age of the Moving Image: Travel Lectures, Newsreels, Movies and TV 65

Conclusion 73

4 The Emotions of Motion 2: War Propaganda, National Cinema and Travel 75

The Ascendancy of Hollywood 75

The Role of Moving Images in Propaganda and Distraction 77

The Rise of National Cinemas (1914-1926) 86

War Movies, Escapism and Tourism 86

Conclusion 89

5 Travel in the Era of Modern Warfare and Moving Images 90

The Spy Movies of the Cold War (circa 1947-1991) 92

Modern Warfare, Film and Travel 98

Anti-War Films 102

Emotional and Economic Recovery via Film and Travel 103

'Unreal Unrest' 105

Conclusion: Travel, Warfare and Moving Images 106

Part 2 Travelling In, On and Through the Landscape: Voyeur or Flâneur? 107

6 Badlands and Beauty: Landscape, Travel and Place in the Western 111

Landscapes, Moviescapes and Mythscapes 114

The Power of the Small Screen: TV Westerns 118

Conclusion: Some Practical Implications for Tourism 123

7 Simply a Story? The Cultural Pervasiveness of the Western 125

Movie Ranches 125

Did it Really Go Away? The Resurgence of the Western 132

The Western as a Reference Point 133

From Frontiers to Pioneers: Australian Journeys 134

Tourism Subtexts 139

8 Travel and Transformation: Road Movies and Touristic Journeys 141

Elements of the Road Movie 144

The Road, Travel and Tourism 147

The Other Road Movies: Europe and Australia 148

Tourism Subtexts 154

9 Baddies in the Old and New Worlds: Bushrangers, Gangsters and Crime On Screen 158

The Australian Bushranger: Replicating the American Western? 158

Mysteries and Detectives 167

Gangsters, Mafioso and Triads 170

Tourism Subtexts 173

Part 3 Imagining Places: Illusions and Dreams 177

10 Creating Place 179

Animation and Fantasy 180

Development of the (Studio) Theme Park 181

Authenticity? 190

A Framework for Studio Theme Park Development 195

11 Spaces and Places: Travelling for/to the Moving Image 197

Follow That Star: Film Tourism Precincts 197

Film Museums, Art and Events 201

Illusions, Dreams and Travel 208

12 Conclusion: Manifestations of Tourism Through Film and Television: Making (Some) Meaning from Moving Images and Moving People 210

Small Screens, Big Reactions: TV, Computers and Mobile Technology 213

Computers and Mobile Technology 217

Being Watched While Travelling 221

So What Does It All MEAN? 222

The Future: A Never-ending Story 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1845415272

9781845415280

1845415280

9781845415273

OCLC:

905379214

Publisher Number:

99964100825