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Secret Cinema and the immersive experience industry

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A comprehensive history and analysis of Secret Cinema – the leading producer of large-scale immersive experiences in the UK. The book examines how they have evolved their format over twelve years f...
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This book presents a comprehensive history and analysis of Secret Cinema – the leading producer of large-scale immersive experiences in the UK. It examines how the company has evolved over twelve years from an experimental and artisanal organisation to a global leader in the field. The book focuses on the UK in late-2019, a point at which the immersive sector had grown significantly through its increasing contribution to GDP and its widespread recognition as a legitimate cultural offering. It captures an organisation and a sector transitioning from marginal and subcultural roots to a commodifiable and commercial form, now with recognisable professional roles and practices, which has contributed to the establishment of an immersive experience industry of national importance and global reach.
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Price: £25.00
Pages: 280
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 20 August 2024
ISBN: 9781526182371
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Film: styles and genres, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills

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'The book offers a deep dive based on exhaustive research that goes beyond simply documenting the history of Secret Cinema. Instead, it advances a critical framing contextualising the organisations development historically, culturally, and industrially through numerous case studies.'
Media Practice and Education

Sarah Atkinson is Professor of Screen Media at King’s College London

Helen W. Kennedy is Professor of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Nottingham

1 Secret Cinema and the immersive experience industry
2 Secret Cinema as sandbox
3 Secret Cinema as format
4 Secret Cinema as immersive activism
5 Secret Cinema as industry
6 Secret Cinema as experience community
7 Secret Cinema, 2020–21: pivoting, pipelines and poaching
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