Yannis Tzioumakis

American Independent Cinema

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

From the prestige films of Cagney Productions to recent, ultra-low budget cult hits, such as Clerks and The Blair Witch Project, American independent cinema has produced some of the most distinctive films ever made. This comprehensive introduction draws on key films, filmmakers, and film companies from the early twentieth century to the present to examine the factors that shaped this vital and evolving mode of filmmaking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 162mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780813539713
• ISBN-10: 0813539714
• Artikelnr.: 21040197

Autorenporträt

YANNIS TZIOUMAKIS is a senior lecturer in screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction : problems of definition and the discourse of American
independent cinema
Part 1. American independent cinema in the studio years (mid-1920s-late
1940s).
1. Independent filmmaking in the studio era : tendencies within the studio
system
2. Independent filmmaking in the studio era : the Poverty Row studios
(1930-50s)
Part 2. American independent cinema in the post-studio era (late 1940s-late
1960s).
3. Independence by force : the effects of the Paramount Decree on
independent film production
4. An audience for the independents : exploitation films for the nation's
youth
Part 3. American independent cinema and the 'New Hollywood' (late 1960s to
late 1970s).
5. The new Hollywood and the independent Hollywood
6. American independent cinema in the age of the conglomerates
Part 4. Contemporary American independent cinema (1980s to date)
7. Mini-majors and major independents
8. The institutionalisation of American independent cinema
9. American independent cinema in the age of media convergence
Epilogue : from independent to 'specialty' cinema