Cecil Hepworth and the rise of the British film industry 1899-1911 / Simon Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Simon (Simon David), author.

Series:

Exeter studies in film history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hepworth, Cecil M., 1874-1953.

Hepworth, Cecil M.

Motion pictures--Production and direction--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Exeter, UK : University of Exeter Press, 2016.

Summary:

Simon Brown's book presents a thorough industrial, economic, and aesthetic: history of the early years of the British film industry through a case study of one of the most celebrated pioneer filmmakers of the early years of the twentieth century. The author gives us a picture of daily life in Cecil Hepworth's film studio, and provides an analysis of his films, along with coverage of the development of their content, production methods and marketing in this formative period. As film production shifted from being a cottage Industry to a complicated, large-scale national industry, Hepworth and his studio were at the heart of developments. Through his study of Cecil Hepworth, the author charts the larger development of the British film industry, with an emphasis on the changing nature of exhibition and distribution. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Film Production at the HMC 21

2 Hepworth, Film Sales and the Rise of the Renter 56

3 The HMC, the Rental Sector and Market Strategies 84

4 The HMC and Patterns of Exhibition 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248), filmography (pages 159-200), and index.

ISBN:

9780859898904

0859898903

OCLC:

891612916