Studying the event film: The Lord of the Rings - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719071992 ISBN 13: 9780719071997

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This comprehensive collection draws together twenty-five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings.

About this title

About the Authors

Harriet Margolis is Senior Lecturer in Film at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Sean Cubitt is Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne, Australia

Barry King is Professor of Communications at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Thierry Jutel is Programme Director and Lecturer in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

From the Back Cover

Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, the biggest film event of the 21st century, turned the best-selling book of the 20th century into a popular, critical and financial success all over again. This comprehensive collection draws together twenty-five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings. There is a section on the business of the 'event film', critical chapters on techniques and meanings ranging from music to spirituality, essays on the multimedia products associated with the films, observations on the trilogy's global audience, and an informative dossier of reviews, interviews, production details and box-office returns.

More closely integrated, and more attuned to the global marketplace than the older blockbusters, the event film, with its attention-grabbing pitch for the status of news, will be one of the most influential media forms of the coming years. These meticulous essays combine with Peter Jackson's remarkable trilogy to form a unique entry to the study of 21st century media.

From the Inside Flap

Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, the biggest film event of the 21st century, turned the best-selling book of the 20th century into a popular, critical and financial success all over again. This comprehensive collection draws together twenty-five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings. There is a section on the business of the event film , critical chapters on techniques and meanings ranging from music to spirituality, essays on the multimedia products associated with the films, observations on the trilogy s global audience, and an informative dossier of reviews, interviews, production details and box-office returns. More closely integrated, and more attuned to the global marketplace than the older blockbusters, the event film, with its attention-grabbing pitch for the status of news, will be one of the most influential media forms of the coming years. These meticulous essays combine with Peter Jackson's remarkable trilogy to form a unique entry to the study of 21st century media.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719071992
• ISBN 13: 9780719071997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Margolis Harriet, Cubitt Sean, King Barry, Jutel Thierry