Representing Talent : Hollywood Agents and the Making of Movies / Violaine Roussel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roussel, Violaine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theatrical agencies--California--History.

Theatrical agencies.

Theatrical agents--California--History.

Theatrical agents.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Audiences love the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but beyond the red carpet and behind the velvet curtain exists a legion of individuals who make showbiz work: agents. Whether literary, talent, or indie film, agents are behind the scenes brokering power, handling mediation, and doing the deal-making that keeps Hollywood spinning. In Representing Talent, Violaine Roussel explores the little-known but decisive work of agents, turning the spotlight on how they help produce popular culture. The book takes readers behind the scenes to observe the day-to-day activities of agents, revealing their influence on artistic careers and the prospects of Hollywood's forthcoming projects. Agents are crucial to understanding how creative and economic power are intertwined in Hollywood today. They play a key role in the process by which artistic worth and economic value are evaluated and attributed to people and projects. Roussel's fieldwork examines what "having relationships" really means for agents, and how they perform the relationship work that's at the heart of their professional existence and success. Representing Talent helps us to understand the players behind the definition of entertainment itself, as well as behind its current transformations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue: An Agent at Work

Chapter One. Introduction

Chapter Two. Mapping Hollywood

Chapter Three. The Making of Professionals in Talent Agencies

Chapter Four. Agenting as Relationship Work

Chapter Five. Agents and Artists: Enchanted Bonds and Power Relations

Chapter Six. Naming Quality and Pricing Talent

Chapter Seven. Agents of Change: The Formation of New Evaluation Communitie

Conclusive Word

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9780226487137

022648713X

OCLC:

995780670