Cinema Announcement Slide- Coming Attractions
Object type
Image
- Description
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Long before the many-screened multiplexes, people saw films in a 'Picture Palace'. These venues were ornate cinemas with one big screen and usually with multi-level seating. The advent of television and the need to show more films more often saw the end of these wonderful venues. Foxton's MAVtech Museum (located in Coronation Hall) is a picture palace and it still has its 'dress circle' seating.
What could be more palatial than having a medieval herald make an announcement? This slide was shown right before the slides (or short reels) advertising upcoming films (known back then as 'coming attractions')
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1930s
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Creation
- Created By
- MAVtech Museum
- Place
- MAVtech Museum, Foxton
Object rights
- License
- Attribution + Noncommercial + ShareAlike