21st century Hollywood
Subtitle: movies in the era of transformation
By: Wheeler Winston Dixon and Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Contributors: Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780813551241; 9780813551258
Subjects: Motion pictures; Digital media; Motion picture industry; Digital cinematography; Technological innovations; Influence; History
Other titles: Twenty-first century Hollywood
Description: They are shot on high-definition digital cameras with computer-generated effects added in postproduction and transmitted to theaters, websites, and video-on-demand networks worldwide. They are viewed on laptops, iPod, and cell phone screens. They are movies in the 21st century, the product of digital technologies that have revolutionized media production, content distribution, and the experience of moviegoing itself. Dixon and Foster introduce readers to these global transformations and describes the decisive roles that Hollywood is playing in determining the digital future for world cinema. From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The digital century; title: Constructing an audience; title: Globalization of the moving image; title: The new auteurs; title: The moving image is everywhere.