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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Gianluca Sergi (University of Nottingham, UK) , Gary Rydstrom (sound designer, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9798765103203Pages: 218 Publication Date: 22 August 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Introducing: The Film Industry 2. The Motion Picture Patents Company: The Crisis of Control 3. The Big Bang: The Crisis of Sound 4. No Place Like Home: The Crisis of Television 5. When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend: The Crisis of Perception (Old Hollywood and Rise of New Hollywood) 6. Hollywood and Millennials: The Crisis of Method 7. The Value of Film in the Age of Content Plenty: The Crisis of Legacy 8. The Thieves in the Night - The Spanish Flu and Covid 19: The Unexpected Crisis Inconclusion (no, that is not a typo) References IndexReviews"""Sergi's scholarly insights and Rydstrom's unique love and professional knowledge of sound (along with his wonderfully dry sense of humor) create a truly unusual and rich take on the history of the film industry - while at the same time, giving us an eccentric perspective on world historical events that laid the rollercoaster tracks for Hollywood's ups and downs. Film and history buffs alike will enjoy the read!"" --Brenda Chapman, Writer/Director for Disney/Pixar's Brave and co-director for Prince of Egypt, USA" Sergi’s scholarly insights and Rydstrom’s unique love and professional knowledge of sound (along with his wonderfully dry sense of humor) create a truly unusual and rich take on the history of the film industry - while at the same time, giving us an eccentric perspective on world historical events that laid the rollercoaster tracks for Hollywood’s ups and downs. Film and history buffs alike will enjoy the read! * Brenda Chapman, Writer/Director for Disney/Pixar’s Brave and co-director for Prince of Egypt, USA * Author InformationGianluca Sergi is the Director of the Institute for Screen Research Industries and Associate Professor of Film and Television at the University of Nottingham, UK. A leading industry expert and scholar in the film and screen industries with over 25 years of experience, Sergi has published widely on film production and the cinema industry. He has also consulted for world leading studios and industry organisations in the US, UK and China. Gary Rydstrom is a sound designer at Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Sound, USA. He has won 7 Academy Awards in sound, for Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Titanic, and Saving Private Ryan. At Pixar, he directed the animated short films Lifted and Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation. For Lucasfilm, he directed the animated feature Strange Magic. Rydstrom is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, USA, and continues to be involved in film education. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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