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- Title
Making Film in Egypt: How Labor, Technology, and Mediation Shape the Industry by Chihab El Khachab (review).
- Authors
Hoek, Lotte
- Abstract
The article "Making Film in Egypt: How Labor, Technology, and Mediation Shape the Industry" by Chihab El Khachab explores the complex production processes involved in the Egyptian film industry. The author focuses on the everyday labor practices and decisions made by the various workers involved in filmmaking, highlighting the imponderable nature of the future outcome of a film. The book provides ethnographic descriptions of the historical, sociological, financial, and political contexts that shape the film industry, as well as the objects and ideas that direct film production. Overall, the book offers valuable insights into the anthropology of film and media, emphasizing the intricate and contingent nature of the filmmaking process.
- Subjects
EGYPT; INSTRUCTIONAL films; MOTION picture industry; FILMMAKERS; INDEPENDENT filmmakers; HUMAN sacrifice
- Publication
JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies, 2024, Vol 63, Issue 2, p196
- ISSN
2578-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/cj.2024.a919203