{"product_id":"the-contemporary-hollywood-film-industry-isbn-9781405133876","title":"The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays by leading scholars that examines the state of the U.S. film industry, from the l980s to present day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes important discussions of the industry’s labour and star systems, as well as intellectual property and state relations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the role of independent producers, the global marketplace for Hollywood product, corporate changes, and various new media windows, including video, DVD to cable, satellite, and online channels of delivery\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together an international team of leading film scholars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a balanced and fresh approach to this important contemporary period in Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  About the Contributors. \u003cp\u003eFigures and Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Structure of the Industry\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Studio System and Conglomerate Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Schatz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Finance and Production: Creating the Film Commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanet Wasko.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Distribution and Marketing in Contemporary Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip Drake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Theatrical Exhibition: Accelerated Cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Acland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ancillary Markets – Television: From Challenge to Safe Haven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEileen R. Meehan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Ancillary Markets -- Video and DVD: Hollywood Retools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrederick Wasser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Ancillary Markets -- Video Games: Promises and Challenges of an Emerging Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandy Nichols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Ancillary Markets – Recorded Music: Charting the Rise and Fall of the Soundtrack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeff Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Industry Dynamics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Hollywood Labor Relations: The Effects of Media Concentration on the Film and Television Workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSusan Christopherson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Star System: Producing Hollywood Stardom in the Post-Studio Era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul McDonald.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Hollywood and the State: The American Film Industry Cartel in the Age of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManjunath Pendakur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Hollywood and Intellectual Property.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonald V. Bettig.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: International Territories\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Hollywood and the World: Export or Die.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Trumpbour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Britain: Hollywood UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul McDonald.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. France: A Story of Love and Hate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel Augros.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Germany: A Very Special Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Kramer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKrishna P. Jayakar and David Waterman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Latin America: How Mexico and Argentina Cope and Cooperate with the Behemoth of the North.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTamara L. Falicov.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. East Asia: For Better of Worse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn A. Lent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. India: Hollywood’s Domination, Extinction and Re-animation (with thanks to Jurassic Park).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitin Govil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Australia and New Zealand: Expats in Hollywood and Hollywood South.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \"Its purpose is to explain the Hollywood 'industry' with industrial-strength clarity. Mission accomplished.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cb\u003ePaul McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVideo and DVD Industries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Star System: Hollywood’s Production of Popular Identities\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor for the \u003ci\u003eInternational Screen Industries\u003c\/i\u003e series from the British Film Institute.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Wasko\u003c\/b\u003e is the Knight Chair in Communication Research at the University of Oregon. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Hollywood Works, Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHollywood in the Information Age: Beyond the Silver Screen\u003c\/i\u003e. She also edited \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Television\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDazzled by Disney? The Global Disney Audience Project\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  The contemporary Hollywood film industry is characterized by continuity and change. While many well-established Hollywood studios continue to dominate the film business, the industry also has witnessed various changes during the past two decades.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of essays by leading scholars that examine the U.S. film industry as an international phenomenon, from the l980s to present day. It explores a host of challenges and changes facing Hollywood, and includes important discussions of the industry’s labor and star systems, as well as intellectual property and state relations. Essays consider the role of independent producers, the global marketplace for Hollywood product, corporate changes, and various new media windows, including video, DVD to cable, satellite, and online channels of delivery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering a balanced, fresh, and international approach to the important contemporary period in Hollywood, this text is designed specifically for classroom use in undergraduate and graduate level film courses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: Paul McDonald, Janet Wasko, Tom Schatz, Philip Drake, Charles Acland, Eileen R. Meehan, Frederick Wasser, Randy Nichols, Jeff Smith, Susan Christopherson, Manjunath Pendakur, Ronald V. Bettig, John Trumpbour, Joel Augros, Peter Kramer, Krishna P. Jayakar, David Waterman, Tamara L. Falicov, John A. Lent, Nitin Govil, and David Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Expertly organised and sharply focused, this collection gives its readers a clear and comprehensive introduction to how Hollywood has reorganised itself for its second century as the dominant global entertainment machine.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Richard Maltby, Flinders University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry\u003c\/i\u003e does well to highlight the evolving 'global Hollywood,' the American film industry’s truly multinational scale and scope. Of particular interest are the book’s several essays on so-called ancillary industries like videogames and music, which give readers a good, long look at a film industry that today concerns itself with a lot more than just making movies.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Jon Lewis, Professor, Oregon State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990198370533,"sku":"NP9781405133876","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405133876.jpg?v=1761786872","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-contemporary-hollywood-film-industry-isbn-9781405133876","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}