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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457192903321

Autore

Goldsmith Ben <1967->

Titolo

Local Hollywood [[electronic resource] /] / Ben Goldsmith, Susan Ward, Tom O'Regan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St Lucia, Qld., : University of Queensland Press, 2010

ISBN

0-7022-3801-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WardSusan

O'ReganTom

Disciplina

791.430232

Soggetti

Motion picture industry

Motion picture industry - Australia - Queensland

Motion picture studios

Motion picture studios - Australia - Queensland

Motion picture locations

Motion picture locations - Australia - Queensland

Motion pictures - Production and direction

Motion pictures - Production and direction - Australia - Queensland

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Global film production and the Gold Coast"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1 Global and Local Hollywood; Chapter 2 Inventing a Local Hollywood; Chapter 3 The Greenfields Location; Chapter 4 The Junior Partner; Chapter 5 Film Friendliness; Chapter 6 Local Hollywood's Location Space; Chapter 7 Learning from a Local Hollywood; Acknowledgements; Notes; List of productions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The pioneering story of Australia's own Hollywood. Hollywood films and television programs are watched by a global audience. While many of these productions are still made in southern California, the last twenty years have seen new production centers emerge in the US, Canada and other locations worldwide. Global Hollywood has been made possible by this growing number of Local Hollywoods: locations equipped with the requisite facilities, resources and labor, as well as the political will



and tax incentives, to attract and retain high-budget, Hollywood-standard projects. This new book