Beschreibung:
Positions what are called ""Soundies"" within the broader cultural and technological milieu of the 1940s. Examining the dynamics between Soundies' short musical films, the Panoram's film-jukebox technology, their screening spaces and their popular discourse, Andrea J. Kelley provides an integrative approach to historic media exhibition.
Introduction: Soundies Jukebox Films Part I Small Screen Encounters and Spatial Practices 1 The Look-Listening Machine: The Panoram Jukebox and New Screen Practices 2 The Sites of Soundies: The Dynamics of Space and Screen 3 Mobilizing Space: The Panoram goes to War Part II Short Forms and Enduring Formations 4 Up Close and Personal: The Shifting Aesthetics of the Jukebox Short 5 “A Swing Half Breed”: Soundies’ Hybrid Identities and Raced Attractions 6 Post War Screens: Soundies on TV and the Rehash of the Film Jukebox Conclusion: Short and Sweet: Rescaling Screen Culture Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index