Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans The Lure of the Local Film Economy / Vicki Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Vicki, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of California Press 2017

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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 to become the number one location site globally for the production of Hollywood films and television series. Why would lawmakers support such a policy? Why would citizens accept the policy's uncomfortable effects on their economy and culture? Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans answers these questions through a study of the local and everyday experiences of the film economy in New Orleans, Louisiana--a city that has twice pursued the mantle of a movie production capital. From the silent era to 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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue : I'm just a film tax credit

Introduction : presenting Hollywood South

The making of regional film economies : why La. is not L.A.

Hollywood South : structural to visceral reorganizations of space

The place of Treme in the film economy : love and labor for Hollywood South

(Almost a) conclusion

Appendix : a guide to decoding film economy claims and press coverage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-138) and index.

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ISBN:

9780520967175

0520967178

OCLC:

1085611769

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access