03139oam 2200649I 450 991045762440332120200520144314.01-134-34430-91-280-05879-X0-203-35804-X10.4324/9780203358047 (CKB)1000000000360078(EBL)200544(OCoLC)475911200(SSID)ssj0000294593(PQKBManifestationID)11225539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294593(PQKBWorkID)10312297(PQKB)11575537(MiAaPQ)EBC200544(Au-PeEL)EBL200544(CaPaEBR)ebr10094351(CaONFJC)MIL5879(OCoLC)57096141(EXLCZ)99100000000036007820180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn economic history of film /edited by John Sedgwick and Michael PokornyLondon ;New York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (369 p.)Routledge explorations in economic history ;26Description based upon print version of record.0-415-45867-6 0-415-32492-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The characteristics of film as a commodity; America's master: the European film industry in the United States, 1907-1920; Stars and stories: how films became branded products; Revenue sharing and the coming of sound; The block booking of films re-examined; Warner Bros. in the inter-war years: strategic responses to the risk environment of filmmaking; Product differentiation at the movies: Hollywood 1946 to 1965Movie stars and the distribution of financially successful films in the motion-picture industryMovie contracts: is ""net"" ""gross""?; Hollywood and the risk environment of movie production in the 1990s; Understanding Hollywood's organisation and continuing success; IndexThe movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a huge step forward in our understanding of this important topic. Routledge explorations in economic history ;26.Motion picture industryEconomic aspectsUnited StatesMotion picture industryUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Motion picture industryEconomic aspectsMotion picture industryHistory.384/.83Sedgwick John896646Pokorny Michael129160FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910457624403321An economic history of film2003215UNINA