This open access book examines how Pinewood came to be Britains dominant film studio complex, focusing on key years following the Second World War. It presents a revisionist, micro history of the studio and its longevity during a particularly turbulentperiod, explaining Pinewoods survival at a time when other major film studios such as Denham closed. This book also provides contemporary insights into how Pinewoods technologies, practices, and filmmaking methods compared to Hollywoods. Thirteen films produced in194647 are analysed in detail, tracking how economic pressures engendered many creative techniques and innovative technologies. Prevailing cultures of management and labour organization are foregrounded, as well as insights into being a studio employee. These are vividly brought to life through an indepthfocus on the inhouse studio magazine Pinewood MerryGoRound, which provides rare details of sports and leisure activities organized at the studios.

Binding: Hardcover;200 pages; Publisher: Springer Nature B.V.; Classification: APFX; Weight: 484 g; Dimensions: 220 x 155 x 18

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