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Explore the history of movies, theaters, Hollywood studios, filmmaking arts, poster design, sound, widescreen formats and the development of home cinema.
The HTmarket Film and Theater Education Library is a growing public resource for movie enthusiasts, students, teachers, collectors, designers and anyone interested in cinema history and technology.
These articles connect film and theater history, studio filmmaking and practical effects with HTmarket's experience in projection, seating, acoustics, room design, theater decor and the complete home-cinema experience.
Learn how moviegoing, theater design and film promotion developed.
A look at the grand architecture, elaborate interiors, decorative styles and cultural importance of America's historic movie palaces.
Read Article »How seating evolved from simple benches and fixed movie-palace chairs to stadium seating, premium loungers and luxury power recliners.
Read Article »How posters were designed, printed and displayed; the major international formats; collecting and preservation; and the use of back-lit poster displays in home theaters.
Read Article »Explore the people, production systems and practical techniques behind major motion pictures.
How permanent studio departments, contract actors, staff writers, standing sets and experienced crews allowed Hollywood to produce an extraordinary volume of polished films.
Read Article »How Bil and Cora Baird, Jim Henson, Frank Oz and creature-effects teams used marionettes, puppets and animatronics in films including The Sound of Music, Star Wars, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
Read Article »Follow the technologies that changed what audiences saw and heard.
An introduction to Cinerama, CinemaScope, VistaVision, Todd-AO, Panavision, IMAX and the formats that changed the shape of the screen.
Read Article »How movie sound evolved from live musicians and synchronized discs to optical tracks, stereo, digital 5.1, acoustically transparent screens and Dolby Atmos.
Read Article »Connect cinema history with the modern home-theater experience.
How home theater developed from private Hollywood screening rooms and 16mm projection to LaserDisc, surround sound, digital projection and streaming.
Read Article »Alan Hutchinson explores noir dialogue, moral ambiguity, manipulation, Fritz Lang, classic B movies and the darker side of human nature.
Read Article »Why The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Shawshank Redemption, The Great Escape, The Searchers and Shane can pull Alan Hutchinson in even when he finds them halfway through.
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Alan Hutchinson founded HTmarket.com in 2000 and has more than 25 years of home theater industry experience. He graduated from Babson College in 1984 with a minor in film, produced and edited a Super 8 movie, built a dedicated CRT-projection screening room in 1996 and has watched more than 1,000 classic films.
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