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Shadow Economies of Cinema - Mapping Informal Film Distribution (Hardcover, New)
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Shadow Economies of Cinema - Mapping Informal Film Distribution (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema
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How do people access movies today? What are the most popular and
powerful channels for media distribution on a global scale? How are
film industries changing in the face of media convergence and
digitisation? To answer questions such as these, argues Ramon
Lobato, we must shift our gaze away from the legal film business
and toward cinema's shadow economies. All around the world, films
are bought from roadside stalls, local markets, and grocery stores;
they are illegally downloaded and streamed; they are watched in
makeshift video clubs, on street corners, and in restaurants, shops
and bars. International film culture in its actually-existing forms
is a messy affair, and it relies to a great extent on black and
grey media markets. Examining the industrial dynamics of these
subterranean film networks across a number of different sites -
from Los Angeles to Lagos, Melbourne to Mexico City - this book
shows how they constitute a central rather than marginal part of
audiovisual culture and commerce. Combining film industry analysis
with cultural theory, Shadow Economies of Cinema opens up a new
area of inquiry for cinema studies, putting industry research into
dialogue with wider debates about economic informality and
commodity circulation. Written in an accessible style, this book
offers an original 'bottom-up' perspective on the global cinema
industry for researchers and students in film studies, cultural
studies, and media and communications.
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Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cultural Histories of Cinema |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Ramon Lobato
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Dimensions: |
234 x 172 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
176 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-412-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
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LSN: |
1-84457-412-1 |
Barcode: |
9781844574124 |
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