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OverviewHarry Alan Towers' reputation rests upon a corpus of 95 low-budget productions shot post-haste in every corner of the globe. He took an integral part, however, in the development of the protocols that now underpin much transnational film production and he must be regarded as a pioneer. Towers' slash and burn strategy focused on parasitic, back-to-back productions, funded by rights bundles that were pre-sold globally. This strategy was substantially derived from his early days in broadcasting wherein he acted as a go-between in the American and the British Commonwealth markets. Though he became adept at procuring funds from pariah regimes and black market economies, primarily he continued to act as a broker bringing together American equity investment and European finance under the auspices of EC co-production agreements. He was also quick to exploit the burgeoning niche markets becoming available in the wake of technological developments and government initiatives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dave MannPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780786479825ISBN 10: 0786479825 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 03 November 2014 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Broadcasting as a Rehearsal to a Career in Production, 1935–1961 2. The World of the International Co-Production, 1961–1968 3. Putting Out the Trash: Collaborations with Jesus Franco, 1968–1970 4. The Stagflated Decade: The Downturn of the International Film Industry, 1970–1977 5. Hollywood North: Removal to Canada and the Pay-TV Markets, 1979–1983 6. The “Hollyveld” Years: Return to South Africa, 1987–1991 7. Aftermath: Films for Globus’ Reconstituted Cannon and Golan’s 21st Century, 1991–1993 8. Swansong Among the Ruins of Lost Worlds, 1991–2005 Coda: Death of a Pirate Conclusion Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsI learned much, much more about one of the filmdom's most notorious B-movie producers from Dave Mann's Harry Alan Towers than from Towers' own autobiography --Bookgasm.com. I learned much, much more about one of the filmdom's most notorious B-movie producers from Dave Mann's <i>Harry Alan Towers</i> than from Towers' own autobiography --<i>Bookgasm.com</i>. Author InformationDave Mann is a retired cultural historian. He has taught a range of film and media courses and has previously published on the creative and industrial contexts of British low-budget film and television production. He lives in Worcestershire, United Kingdom. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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