{"product_id":"shadow-cinema-the-historical-and-production-contexts-of-unmade-films-paperback","title":"Shadow Cinema: The Historical and Production Contexts of Unmade Films - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Fenwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKieran Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Fenwick\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in Media and Communications at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStanley Kubrick Produces \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) and \u003ci\u003eUnproduction Studies and the American Film Industry \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKieran Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is an AHRC funded PhD student at De Montfort University, UK. His research focuses on the British Company Hammer's Films unmade projects. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, with an piece on Hammer's failed adaptation Vlad the Impaler appearing in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Adaptation in Film and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in American Studies at the University of Hull, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood's History Films\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and is currently working on a monograph concerning the impact that censorship has had on the American film industry's representations of the past.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785852289312,"sku":"9781501370960","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6eb234c94de260514dbc5c2b04bb68f2.webp?v=1780622090","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shadow-cinema-the-historical-and-production-contexts-of-unmade-films-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}