21st-Century Hollywood: Movies in the Era of Transformation

Author:   Wheeler Winston Dixon ,  Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9780813551258


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   12 September 2011
Format:   Paperback
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They are shot on high-definition digital cameras—with computer-generated effects added in postproduction—and transmitted to theaters, websites, and video-on-demand networks worldwide. They are viewed on laptop, iPod, and cell phone screens. They are movies in the 21st century—the product of digital technologies that have revolutionized media production, content distribution, and the experience of moviegoing itself. 21st-Century Hollywood introduces readers to these global transformations and describes the decisive roles that Hollywood is playing in determining the digital future for world cinema. It offers clear, concise explanations of a major paradigm shift that continues to reshape our relationship to the moving image. Filled with numerous detailed examples, the book will both educate and entertain film students and movie fans alike.

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Author:   Wheeler Winston Dixon ,  Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780813551258


ISBN 10:   0813551250
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   12 September 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. The Digital Century 2. Constructing an Audience 3. The Globalization of the Moving Image 4. The New Auteurs 5. The Moving Image Is Everywhere Bibliography Index

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A significant and impressive work on the cutting edge of current critical discussion on the digitization of film...the sheer scope of Dixon and Foster''s knowledge is dazzling. --Steven Shaviro author of Post-Cinematic Affect


"""A significant and impressive work on the cutting edge of current critical discussion on the digitization of film...the sheer scope of Dixon and Foster's knowledge is dazzling."" -- Steven Shaviro * author of Post-Cinematic Affect * ""The paradigm shift from analog to digital media has completely changed the way Hollywood produces and distributes its business. 21st-Century Hollywood presents a perfect snapshot of the new digital present."" -- Jan-Christopher Horak * Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive * ""Dixon and Foster give readers an enjoyable, informative tour through popular productions and the business models and cultures that surround and impact them. The informal prose and diverse subject matter make this volume--in contract to a great deal of film criticism--appealing to a wide-range of audiences. Recommended."" * Choice * ""A significant and impressive work on the cutting edge of current critical discussion on the digitization of film...the sheer scope of Dixon and Foster's knowledge is dazzling."" -- Steven Shaviro * author of Post-Cinematic Affect * ""The paradigm shift from analog to digital media has completely changed the way Hollywood produces and distributes its business. 21st-Century Hollywood presents a perfect snapshot of the new digital present."" -- Jan-Christopher Horak * Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive * ""Dixon and Foster give readers an enjoyable, informative tour through popular productions and the business models and cultures that surround and impact them. The informal prose and diverse subject matter make this volume--in contract to a great deal of film criticism--appealing to a wide-range of audiences. Recommended."" * Choice *"


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WHEELER WINSTON DIXON is the James Ryan Endowed Professor of Film Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His many books include the recently published A History of Horror (Rutgers University Press). GWENDOLYN AUDREY FOSTER is a professor in Film Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and editor in chief of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video.

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