Directing

Herausgeber: Wexman, Virginia Wright

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Produktbeschreibung

Directing examines a diverse range of classic and contemporary directors, including Orson Welles, Tim Burton, Cecil B. DeMille, Steven Soderbergh, Spike Lee, and Ida Lupino, and demonstrates how a century’s worth of Hollywood directors have negotiated changing film industry practices while harnessing the creative contributions of many collaborators.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 158mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780813564296
• ISBN-10: 0813564298
• Artikelnr.: 49672237

Autorenporträt

VIRGINIA WRIGHT WEXMAN is Professor Emerita of English and art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of many books including Women and Experimental Filmmaking. 

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction Virginia Wright Wexman 1
1. THE SILENT SCREEN, 1895–1927
Cecil B. DeMille Shapes the Director’s Role Charlie Keil 26
2. CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD, 1928–1946
The Company Man and the Boy Genius William Luhr 48
3. POSTWAR HOLLYWOOD, 1947–1967
On Dangerous Ground Sarah Kozloff 68
4. THE AUTEUR RENAISSANCE, 1968–1980
A Culture of Rebellion Daniel Langford 92
5. THE NEW HOLLYWOOD, 1981–1999
Three Case Studies Thomas Schatz 110
6. THE MODERN ENTERTAINMENT MARKETPLACE, 2000–Present
Revolutions at Every Scale J. D. Connor 137
Academy Awards for Directing 155
Notes 161
Selected Bibliography 185
Notes on Contributors 189
Index 191