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Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema (2016)
Journal Article
Atkinson, S. A., & Kennedy, H. (2016). Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema. Participations, 13(1), 139-151

This article introduces this themed section which focusses on the growing trend toward the creation of a cinema that escapes beyond the boundaries of the auditorium whereby film-screenings are augmented by synchronous live performance, site-specific... Read More about Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema.

From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design (2016)
Journal Article
Atkinson, S. A., & Kennedy, H. (2016). From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design. Participations, 13(1), 252-279

In 2014, Secret Cinema Presents … Back to the Future …, tensions emerged within a section of the audience who were not invested in the rules of engagement of the secret cinema brand. The secret location of the screening, the requirement to surrender... Read More about From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design.