Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Participatory Filmmaking and the Anticipation of the Audience 32
6. 3. Cinema Halls, Audiences, and the Importance of Place 63
7. 4. Audiences Negotiate Tickets and Seating 94
8. 5. Families, Friendship Groups, and Cinema as Social Experience 130
9. 6. Active Audiences and the Constitution of Film Experience 159
10. 7. “First Day, First Show”: A Paroxysm of Cinema 189
11. 8. Conclusion 225
12. Notes 239
13. References 279
14. Index 295