Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans
Subtitle: The Lure of the Local Film Economy
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Oakland, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780520293816; 9780520967175
Subjects: Film, TV & radio; History
Description: Early in the twenty-first century, Louisiana, one of the poorest states in the United States, redirected millions in tax dollars from the public coffers in an effort to become the top location site globally for the production of Hollywood films and television series. Why would lawmakers support such a policy? Why would citizens accept the policyâs uncomfortable effects on their economy and culture? Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans addresses these questions through a study of the local and everyday experiences of the film economy in New Orleans, Louisianaâa city that has twice taken the mantle of becoming a movie production capital. From the silent era to todayâs Hollywood South, Vicki Mayer explains that the aura of a film economy is inseparable from a prevailing sense of home, even as it changes that place irrevocably.
Notes: English.