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Autore |
Waterman David <1947-> |
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Hollywood's road to riches [[electronic resource] /] / David Waterman |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 393 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture industry - United States |
Motion pictures - Economic aspects - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-381) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: American Success -- 1. The Players -- 2. Television: A Parting of the Ways -- 3. The Pay Media: A Shower of Money -- 4. Controlling the Release Sequence -- 5. Rising American Dominance -- 6. What Has Hollywood Done with the Money? -- 7. Hollywood's Digital Future -- Appendixes -- A. Market Shares of Domestic Box Office/ Rentals and Video Revenues -- B. Stability of World Theatrical Rentals, 1948-1975 -- C. U.S. Distributor Revenue by Source -- D. Prices, Distributor Revenue, and Viewing Estimates, 1948, 1975, and 2002 -- E. Video Windows, 1988-2002 -- F. Comparative Analysis of Movie Industries and Trade in the United States and the EUJ5 Countries, Statistical Data, 1950-2003 -- G. Determinants of U.S. Box Office Market Shares in the EUJ5, 1950-2003 -- H. Movie Production Costs and Animated Movie Data -- I. Motion Picture Industry Employment -- J. Credits Analysis, Top Ten Movies, 1971 and 2001 -- K. Movie Genre Analysis -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Combining historical and economic analysis, this book shows how, beginning in the 1950's, a largely predictable business has been transformed into a volatile and complex multimedia enterprise now commanding over 80 percent of the world's film business. At the same time, the book asks how the economic forces leading to this success--the forces of audience demand, technology, and high risk--have |
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combined to change the kinds of movies Hollywood produces. |
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