The Frodo franchise : the Lord of the rings and modern Hollywood / Kristin Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Kristin, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lord of the Rings films--History and criticism.

Lord of the Rings films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Once in a lifetime." The phrase comes up over and over from the people who worked on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. The film's seventeen Oscars, record-setting earnings, huge fan base, and hundreds of ancillary products attest to its importance and to the fact that Rings is far more than a film. Its makers seized a crucial moment in Hollywood-the special effects digital revolution plus the rise of "infotainment" and the Internet-to satisfy the trilogy's fans while fostering a huge new international audience. The resulting franchise of franchises has earned billions of dollars to date with no end in sight. Kristin Thompson interviewed seventy-six people to examine the movie's scripting and design and the new technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. She demonstrates the impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema. In fast-paced, compulsively readable prose, she affirms Jackson's Rings as one the most important films ever made.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and acknowledgments

Interviews

Abbreviations

Introduction: Sequel-itis

Chapter 1. Prudent Aggression

Chapter 2. Not Your Father's Tolkien

Chapter 3. Handcrafting a Blockbuster

Chapter 4. Flying Billboards and FAQs

Chapter 5. Click to View Trailer

Chapter 6. Fans on the Margins, Pervy Hobbit Fanciers, and Partygoers

Chapter 7. Licenses to Print Money

Chapter 8. Interactive Middle-earth

Part four. The Lasting Power of the Rings

Chapter 9. Fantasy Come True

Chapter 10. Right in Your Own Backyard

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612359064

9781282359062

1282359061

9780520932876

0520932870

OCLC:

609850136