The Contemporary Hollywood Film IndustryISBN: 978-1-4051-3387-6
Hardcover
348 pages
February 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Figures and Tables.
Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: The Structure of the Industry.
1. The Studio System and Conglomerate Hollywood.
Tom Schatz.
2. Finance and Production: Creating the Film Commodity.
Janet Wasko.
3. Distribution and Marketing in Contemporary Hollywood.
Philip Drake.
4. Theatrical Exhibition: Accelerated Cinema.
Charles Acland.
5. Ancillary Markets – Television: From Challenge to Safe Haven.
Eileen R. Meehan.
6. Ancillary Markets -- Video and DVD: Hollywood Retools.
Frederick Wasser.
7. Ancillary Markets -- Video Games: Promises and Challenges of an Emerging Industry.
Randy Nichols.
8. Ancillary Markets – Recorded Music: Charting the Rise and Fall of the Soundtrack.
Jeff Smith.
Part II: Industry Dynamics.
9. Hollywood Labor Relations: The Effects of Media Concentration on the Film and Television Workforce.
Susan Christopherson.
10. The Star System: Producing Hollywood Stardom in the Post-Studio Era.
Paul McDonald.
11. Hollywood and the State: The American Film Industry Cartel in the Age of Globalization.
Manjunath Pendakur.
12. Hollywood and Intellectual Property.
Ronald V. Bettig.
Part III: International Territories.
13. Hollywood and the World: Export or Die.
John Trumpbour.
14. Britain: Hollywood UK.
Paul McDonald.
15. France: A Story of Love and Hate.
Joel Augros.
16. Germany: A Very Special Relationship.
Peter Kramer.
17. Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Market.
Krishna P. Jayakar and David Waterman.
18. Latin America: How Mexico and Argentina Cope and Cooperate with the Behemoth of the North.
Tamara L. Falicov.
19. East Asia: For Better of Worse.
John A. Lent.
20. India: Hollywood’s Domination, Extinction and Re-animation (with thanks to Jurassic Park).
Nitin Govil.
21. Australia and New Zealand: Expats in Hollywood and Hollywood South.
David Newman.
Index