Secret Cinema and the Immersive Experience Industry, 9781526140173
Hardcover
From underground experiment to global leader: experience cinema anew.

Secret Cinema and the Immersive Experience Industry

a decade of eventising, entrepreneurship and activism

  • Hardcover

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2022

Summary

Secret Cinema: How Immersive Experiences Transformed Entertainment

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526140173
ISBN-10:1526140179
Author:Sarah Atkinson, Helen W. Kennedy
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Imprint:Manchester University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:31 December 2022
Weight:585g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 17mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘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

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About The Author

Sarah Atkinson

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.

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