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The Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture Szczepaniak-Gillece, Jocelyn (Assistant Professor, Department of English / Film Studies Program, Assistant Professor, Department of English / Film Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
The Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture
Szczepaniak-Gillece, Jocelyn (Assistant Professor, Department of English / Film Studies Program, Assistant Professor, Department of English / Film Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
From the 1920s-1960s, American cinematic architecture underwent a seismic shift: movie theaters were neutralized for immersive watching, in large part by architect and writer Benjamin Schlanger. The Optical Vacuum examines how Schlanger reformed both theater and spectator, demonstrating that the essence of film viewing can be found in theatrical space.
208 pages, 45 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 27, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190689360 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 231 × 155 × 15 mm · 327 g |
| Language | English |