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

Dixon, Wheeler Winston; Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813551242 ISBN 13: 9780813551241

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2011

Synopsis

<p>They are shot on high-definition digital cameras—with computer-generated effects added in postproduction—and transmitted to theatres, 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 revolutionised media production, content distribution, and the experience of movie-going itself. </p><p><i>21st-Century Hollywood </i>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.</p>

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Review:

"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

About the Author:

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 <i>A History of Horror</i> (Rutgers University Press).||Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, a professor of film studies, women's studies, and cultural studies in the Department of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, is the author of eight books. Her most recent book, <i>Performing Whiteness: Postmodern Re/Constructions in the Cinema</i>, was named an outstanding title in the humanities for 2004 by Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0813551242
• ISBN 13: 9780813551241
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232