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Sydney Box

Hardback

Main Details

Title Sydney Box
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Spicer
SeriesBritish Film-Makers
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
ISBN/Barcode 9780719059995
ClassificationsDewey:791.430232092
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 30 June 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is an authoritative account of the career of Sydney Box, one of British cinema's most successful and significant producers. Concentrating on the period 1940-65, it highlights the crucial but often misunderstood role that the producer plays in the film making process and, using largely unpublished material, affords an exceptional insight into the workings of the film industry Box's career was exceptionally varied and this study analyses the work of his company Verity Films which wartime produced over 100 short propaganda films during the Second World War, as well as Box's work as a feature film producer and as managing director of Gainsborough Pictures (1946-49). It encompasses the difficulties he experienced as an independent producer in the 1950s and the formation of Sydney Box Associates, his role in early television history, and his imaginative if unsuccessful bids for British Lion and London Weekday Television in the early sixties. This study will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in British cinema and television history, but its focus on the frequently misrepresented or misunderstood role of the producer will make it valuable for students of film generally. -- .

Author Biography

Andrew Spicer is Reader in Cultural History in the Bristol School of Art, Media and Design at the University of the West of England -- .