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About this book
This open access book examines how Pinewood came to be Britain's dominant film studio complex, focusing on key years following the Second World War. It presents a revisionist, micro history of the studio and its longevity during a particularly turbulentperiod, explaining Pinewood's survival at a time when other major film studios such as Denham closed. This book also provides contemporary insights into how Pinewood's technologies, practices, and filmmaking methods compared to Hollywood's. Thirteen films produced in1946â47 are analysed in detail, tracking how economic pressures engendered many creative techniques and innovative technologies. Prevailing cultures of management and labour organization are foregrounded, as well as insights into being a studio employee. These are vividly brought to life through an in-depthfocus on the in-house studio magazine Pinewood Merry-Go-Round, which provides rare details of sports and leisure activities organized at the studios.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- 1. Setting the Film Studio Stage
- 2. Cultures of Innovation at Pinewood
- 3. In the Studio and on Location: Mapping Pinewoodâs Culture in 1946
- 4. In the Studio and on Location: Mapping Pinewoodâs Culture in 1947â1950
- 5. Managerial Culture and Labour Relations at Pinewood
- 6. Cultural Life at Pinewood: The Pinewood Merry-Go-Round Studio Magazine
- 7. Conclusion: Anatomy of a Film Studio
- Back Matter