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UNINA9910818103703321 |
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Autore |
Thompson Kristin <1950-> |
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The Frodo franchise : the Lord of the rings and modern Hollywood / / Kristin Thompson |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35906-1 |
9786612359064 |
0-520-93287-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (431 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Lord of the Rings films - History and criticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Interviews -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Sequel-itis -- Chapter 1. Prudent Aggression -- Chapter 2. Not Your Father's Tolkien -- Chapter 3. Handcrafting a Blockbuster -- Chapter 4. Flying Billboards and FAQs -- Chapter 5. Click to View Trailer -- Chapter 6. Fans on the Margins, Pervy Hobbit Fanciers, and Partygoers -- Chapter 7. Licenses to Print Money -- Chapter 8. Interactive Middle-earth -- Part four. The Lasting Power of the Rings -- Chapter 9. Fantasy Come True -- Chapter 10. Right in Your Own Backyard -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Once in a lifetime." The phrase comes up over and over from the people who worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. The film's seventeen Oscars, record-setting earnings, huge fan base, and hundreds of ancillary products attest to its importance and to the fact that Rings is far more than a film. Its makers seized a crucial moment in Hollywood-the special effects digital revolution plus the rise of "infotainment" and the Internet-to satisfy the trilogy's fans while fostering a huge new international audience. The resulting franchise of franchises has earned billions of dollars to date with no end in sight. Kristin Thompson interviewed seventy-six people to examine the movie's scripting and design and the new technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. She demonstrates the |
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impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema. In fast-paced, compulsively readable prose, she affirms Jackson's Rings as one the most important films ever made. |
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