Secret Cinema and the immersive experience industry

Sarah Atkinson, Helen W. Kennedy

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Jahr: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781526140197
• Thema: Media & Performing Arts
• Thema: Film History & Criticism

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 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, 2020–2021: pivoting, pipelines and poaching
• Appendix 1: Secret Cinema productions
• Appendix 2: Secret Cinema post-experience promotional videos
• Filmography
• Bibliography
• Index