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Film Technology in Socialist Chinese Cinema Cinematic Megamachine
By Zhaoyu Zhu
Copyright 2027
158 Pages
by
Routledge
158 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the history of film technology in Maoist China from the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 to the beginning of economic reform in 1979 from the perspective of technology transfer.
Highlighting the trade exchange of technology equipment and scientific knowledge between China and the globe, this book explores the history of film technology in the... Read more
1 Introduction: Cinematic Megamachine and Film Technology Historiography 2 To Be Made-in-China: 35-mm Film Stocks in China 3 To Hit it Out: The Dye-Transfer Film Printing Process in China 4 To Show the Power: Widescreen Cinemas in China 5 To Form the Chinese Standard: 8.75-mm Projectors in China 6 Conclusion
Biography
Zhaoyu Zhu is a teaching fellow in Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He received the Katherine Singer Kovacs Essay Award from the Society of Cinema and Media Studies in 2022. He writes widely about Chinese film history (particularly Chinese film technology), Chinese cinemas, and film festivals.
