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Dark matter : independent filmmaking in the 21st century / Michael Winterbottom.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Winterbottom, Michael, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Independent films--Production and direction--Great Britain.
Independent films.
Independent films--Great Britain--History and criticism.
Independent filmmakers--Great Britain--Interviews.
Independent filmmakers.
Motion picture producers and directors--Great Britain--Interviews.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Motion picture industry--Great Britain.
Motion picture industry.
Motion picture industry--Finance.
Motion pictures--Distribution.
Motion pictures.
Film & Media.
Film Directors (Film & Media).
British Cinema (Film & Media).
British Film Institute (Film & Media).
Local Subjects:
Film & Media.
Film Directors (Film & Media).
British Cinema (Film & Media).
British Film Institute (Film & Media).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (151 pages)
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
London ; New York, NY : BFI, 2021.
Summary:
"Who and what decides if a film gets funded? How do those who control the purse strings also determine a film's content and even its message? Writing as the director of award-winning feature films including Welcome to Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People and The Road to Guantanamo as well as the hugely popular The Trip series, Michael Winterbottom provides an insider's view of the workings of international film funding and distribution, revealing how the studios that fund film production and control distribution networks also work against a sustainable independent film culture and limit innovation in filmmaking style and content. In addition to reflecting upon his own filmmaking career, featuring critical and commercial successes alongside a 'very long list' of films that didn't get made, Winterbottom also interviews leading contemporary filmmakers including Lynne Ramsay, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Asif Kapadia and Joanna Hogg about their filmmaking practice. The book closes with a vision of how the contemporary filmmaking landscape could be reformed for the better with fairer funding and payment practices allowing for a more innovative and sustainable 21st century industry"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Dark matter
The starting point
More is more
Paweł Pawlikowski
Danny Boyle
Joanna Hogg
Asif Kapadia
James Marsh
Andrew Haigh
Carol Morley
Edgar Wright
Steve McQueen
Lynne Ramsay
Stephen Daldry
Ben Wheatley
Peter Strickland
Mike Leigh
Ken Loach.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
ISBN:
9781839023392
1839023392
9781839023422
1839023422
9781839023408
1839023406
OCLC:
1240828918

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