From BetaMax to Blockbuster : Video Stores and the Invention of Movies on Video

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Videophiles and Betamania: Hacking the VCR -- 2 "Hollywood in a Box": Reconstructing Videotapes as Transparent Media -- 3 Retailers -- 4 Movie Culture in the Video Store and at Home -- 5 Retailers, Employees, and Consumers -- 6 Building Closure Around Video (Stores) -- 7 The Thin Line Between Movie and Technology -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Notes on the videostoreproject.com Website -- Notes -- Index.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Greenberg, Joshua M.
Other Persons:	Bijker, Wiebe E. (contributor) ; Carlson, W. Bernard (contributor) ; Pinch, Trevor (contributor)
Publisher:	Cambridge : MIT Press
Subject:	Filmwirtschaft \| Film industry \| Bespielte Medien \| Pre-recorded media \| Film \| Video
Description of contents:	How the VCR was transformed from a machine that records television into a medium for movies. Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	1 online resource (229 pages)
Series:	Inside Technology Ser
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Videophiles and Betamania: Hacking the VCR -- 2 "Hollywood in a Box": Reconstructing Videotapes as Transparent Media -- 3 Retailers -- 4 Movie Culture in the Video Store and at Home -- 5 Retailers, Employees, and Consumers -- 6 Building Closure Around Video (Stores) -- 7 The Thin Line Between Movie and Technology -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Notes on the videostoreproject.com Website -- Notes -- Index
ISBN:	978-0-262-27428-9 ; 978-0-262-07290-8 ; 978-0-262-07290-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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