The American independent sector has attracted much attention in recent years, an upsurge of academic work on the subject being accompanied by wider public debate. But many questions remain about how exactly independence should be defined and how its relationship might be understood with other parts of the cinematic landscape, most notably the Hollywood studios. Edited and written by leading authors in the field, " American Independent Cinema: indie, indiewood and beyond" offers an examination of the field through four sections that range in focus from broad definitions to close focus on particular manifestations of independence. A wide variety of examples are included but within a framework that offers insights into how these are related to one another.
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Together, the chapters in the collection offer a unique contribution to the study of independent film in the United States.
Contributors: Warren Buckland, Philip Drake, Mark Gallagher, Geoff King, Peter Kr mer, Novotny Lawrence, James MacDowell, Claire Molloy, Michael Z. Newman, Alisa Perren, James Russell, Thomas Schatz, Michele Schreiber, Janet Staiger, Yannis Tzioumakis, Sarah Wharton
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The American independent sector has attracted much attention in recent years, an upsurge of academic work on the subject being accompanied by wider public debate. But many questions remain about how exactly independence should be defined and how its relationship might be understood with other parts of the cinematic landscape, most notably the Hollywood studios. Edited and written by leading authors in the field, " American Independent Cinema: indie, indiewood and beyond" offers an examination of the field through four sections that range in focus from broad definitions to close focus on particular manifestations of independence. A wide variety of examples are included but within a framework that offers insights into how these are related to one another.
More specifically this collection offers:
Together, the chapters in the collection offer a unique contribution to the study of independent film in the United States.
Contributors: Warren Buckland, Philip Drake, Mark Gallagher, Geoff King, Peter Kr mer, Novotny Lawrence, James MacDowell, Claire Molloy, Michael Z. Newman, Alisa Perren, James Russell, Thomas Schatz, Michele Schreiber, Janet Staiger, Yannis Tzioumakis, Sarah Wharton
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | November 2012 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2013 |
Editors | Geoff King, Claire Molloy, Yannis Tzioumakis |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 272 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-68428-6 |
Barcode | 9780415684286 |
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LSN | 0-415-68428-5 |