Hollywood : a very short introduction / Peter Decherney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Decherney, Peter, author.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--History.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--California--Los Angeles--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2015

Summary:

Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its 19th-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires. He recounts how the studio system rose out of the ashes of Thomas Edison's trust to create the handful of companies that have dominated global screens and imaginations for more than 100 years, and reveals how the elements we take to be a natural part of the Hollywood experience - stars, genre-driven storytelling, blockbuster franchises, etc. - are really the product of cultural, political and commercial forces.

Contents:

Halftitle page Series page List of illustrations Introduction: Five theses on the history of Hollywood 1 Before Hollywood 2 The studio system 3 Sound and the Production Code 4 Hollywood at war 5 The blacklist and the Cold War 6 The New Hollywood 7 Home video and Indiewood 8 Digital cinema and the internet Further reading

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 16, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-994361-3

0-19-994360-5

0-19-045434-2