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Hollywood in the New Millennium
Tino Balio
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Description for Hollywood in the New Millennium
Paperback. Examines the challenges facing the contemporary film industry, exploring the merging of the major old-line studios such as Warner Bros. and Paramount into entertainment conglomerates; the impact of globalization; new distribution methods; franchises; attempts to reach new markets. Filled with case studies, this comprehensive study is a must-read. Series: International Screen Industries. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Hollywood is facing unprecedented challenges – and is changing rapidly and radically as a result. In this major new study of the contemporary film industry, leading film historian Tino Balio explores the impact of the Internet, declining DVD sales and changing consumer spending habits on the way Hollywood conducts its business. Today, the major studios play an insignificant role in the bottom lines of their conglomerate parents and have fled to safety, relying on big-budget tentpoles, franchises and family films to reach their target audiences. Comprehensive, compelling and filled with engaging case studies (TimeWarner, DreamWorks SKG, Spider Man, The Lord ... Read more
Hollywood is facing unprecedented challenges – and is changing rapidly and radically as a result. In this major new study of the contemporary film industry, leading film historian Tino Balio explores the impact of the Internet, declining DVD sales and changing consumer spending habits on the way Hollywood conducts its business. Today, the major studios play an insignificant role in the bottom lines of their conglomerate parents and have fled to safety, relying on big-budget tentpoles, franchises and family films to reach their target audiences. Comprehensive, compelling and filled with engaging case studies (TimeWarner, DreamWorks SKG, Spider Man, The Lord ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
International Screen Industries
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844573806
SKU
V9781844573806
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About Tino Balio
TINO BALIO is Emeritus Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 2001 recipient of the inaugural Academy Film Scholar Grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Balio has written widely on the historical development of Hollywood and the American film industry. He is the author of a two-volume history of United Artists, Grand Design: ... Read more
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