American Independent Cinema: Second Edition

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Edinburgh University Press, 1 sept. 2017 - 352 pages

This introduction to American Independent Cinema offers both a comprehensive industrial and economic history of the sector from the early twentieth century to the present and a study of key individual films, filmmakers and film companies.
Ordered chronologically, beginning with independent filmmaking in the studio era (examining both top-rank and low-end independent film production), moving to the 1950s and 1960s (discussing both the adoption of independent filmmaking as the main method of production as well as exploitation filmmaking) and finishing with contemporary American independent cinema (exploring areas such as the New Hollywood, the rise of mini-major and major independent companies and the institutionalisation of independent cinema in the 1990s), readers will develop an understanding of the complex dynamic relations between independent and mainstream American cinema.
Thoroughly updated to include developments from the mid-2000s onwards, this second edition includes new case studies, a new chapter on American Independent Cinema in the Age of Media Convergence, a new prologue and an enhanced epilogue and bibliography. Each chapter includes case studies focusing on specific films or filmmakers, and independent production and distribution companies are discussed throughout the text.

 

Table des matières

problems of definition and the discourse of American independent cinema
1
Part I American independent cinema in the studio years mid1920s to late 1940s
15
tendencies within the studio system
17
the Poverty Row studios and beyond 1930s to 1950s
58
Part II American independent cinema in the poststudio era late 1940s to late 1960s
93
the effects of the Paramount decree on independent film production
95
exploitation films for the nations youth
124
Part III American independent cinema and the New Hollywood late 1960s to late 1970s
153
6 American independent cinema in the age of the conglomerates
175
Part IV Contemporary American independent cinema 1980s to date
201
7 Minimajors and major independents
203
8 The institutionalisation of American independent cinema
224
9 American independent cinema in the age of media convergence
257
from independent cinema to specialty content
293
Bibliography
300
Index
314

5 The New Hollywood and the independent Hollywood
155
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Expressions et termes fréquents

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À propos de l'auteur (2017)

Yannis Tzioumakis is Reader in Film and Media Industries at the University of Liverpool. His research specialises in American independent cinema and the business of media entertainment. His books include American Independent Cinema: An Introduction (EUP, 2006), The Spanish Prisoner (EUP, 2009), and Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories Identities (Intellect, 2011). He is also the co-editor of "American Indies" (EUP), a 6-volume book series that examines key titles from the contemporary US independent film scene.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreAmerican Independent Cinema: Second Edition
AuteurYannis Tzioumakis
Éditionillustrée
ÉditeurEdinburgh University Press, 2017
ISBN1474416837, 9781474416832
Longueur352 pages
  
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