Hollywood's Canada
Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Ted Magder
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
"The development of the feature film industry in Canada has been uncertain and difficult, with problems usually attributed to the country's small population and US domination of the movie industry. Ted Magder goes beyond these obvious influences in his examination of Canada's state policies as they affected the production of Canadian feature films from the First World War to the present. He presents a study focusing on the interplay between government policy and the dynamics of the industry, and undertakes an examination of cultural dependency in Canada. State policies, Magder points out, are related to domestic forces that impinge upon and set limits to policy decisions and their implementation." "In the immediate postwar period, the tone for much of Canada's cultural policies was set by the National Film Board and the recommendations of the Massey Commission. Members of both organizations expressed distaste for films designed to entertain and deemed feature filmmaking unworthy of support. A change of heart took place in the watershed year of 1967 with the passing of the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act, when Canadians finally entered the business of feature film production. Magder considers how this came to pass, what had changed within the industry itself to make feature film production viable, and why the state changed its position from one of neglect to one of support. In the last five chapters, he examines the contradictions and limitations that have bedevilled Canadian feature film production over the last two decades." "In his conclusion, Magder proposes that both the notion of cultural dependency and the goal of public support for cultural production to express national identity need to be re-examined."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Ted Magder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Motion picture industry
ISBN : 9780802074331
An examination of Canada's state policies as they affected the production of Canadian feature films from WWI to the present. Magder (director of the Mass Communication Program at York U.) focuses on the interplay between government policy and the dynamics of the industry, and undertakes an examination of cultural dependency in Canada. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Allen J. Scott
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691187843
Why is the U.S. motion picture industry concentrated in Hollywood and why does it remain there in the age of globalization? Allen Scott uses the tools of economic geography to explore these questions and to provide a number of highly original answers. The conceptual roots of his analysis go back to Alfred Marshall's theory of industrial districts and pick up on modern ideas about business clusters as sites of efficient and innovative production. On Hollywood builds on this work by adding major new empirical elements. By examining the history of motion-picture production from the early twentieth century to the present through this analytic lens, Scott is able to show why the industry (which was initially focused on New York) had shifted the majority of its production to Southern California by 1919. He also addresses in detail the bases of Hollywood's long-standing creative energies and competitive advantages. At the same time, the book explores the steady globalization of Hollywood's market reach as well as the cultural and political dilemmas posed by this phenomenon. On Hollywood will appeal not only to general readers with an interest in the motion-picture industry, but also to economic geographers, business professionals, regional development practitioners, and cultural theorists as well.
Author : Camille Johnson-Yale
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1498532543
A History of Hollywood’s Outsourcing Debate: Runaway Production provides a critical history of runaway production from its origins in postwar Hollywood to its present uses in describing a global network of diverse television and film production communities. Through extensive archival research, Camille Johnson-Yale chronicles Hollywood’s postwar push for investment in European production markets as a means for supporting the economy of America’s wartime allies while also opening industry access to lucrative trade relationships, exotic locations, and inexpensive skilled labor. For Hollywood’s studio production labor, however, the story of runaway production documents the gradual loss of power over the means of television and motion picture production. Though the phrase has taken on several meanings over its expansive history, it is argued that runaway production has ultimately served as a powerful, metaphorical rallying cry for a labor community coming to terms with a globalizing Hollywood industry that increasingly functions as an exportable process and less as a defined, industrial place.
Author : Ian Charles Jarvie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 19,30 MB
Release : 1992-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521415668
Hollywood's Overseas Campaign: The North Atlantic Movie Trade, 1920-1950 examines how Hollywood movies became one of the most successful U.S. exports, a phenomenon that began during World War I. Focusing on Canada, the market closest to the United States, on Great Britain, the biggest market, and on the U.S. movie industry itself, Ian Jarvie documents how fear of this mass medium's impact and covetousness toward its profits motivated many nations to resist the cultural invasion and economic drain that Hollywood movies represented.
Author : Mike Gasher
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 32,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780774809689
British Columbia’s billion-dollar film industry trails behind only those of California and New York. This book recounts the story of British Columbia’s rapid rise from relative obscurity in the film world to its current status as " Hollywood North." Gasher positions the industry as a model for commercial film production in the twenty-first century -- one strongly shaped by a perception of cinema as a medium, not of culture, but of regional industrial development. He addresses the specific economic and geographic factors that contribute to the province’s success, such as the low Canadian dollar and BC’s proximity to Los Angeles. Hollywood North is an important book that brings into focus the tension between globalization and localization in the film industry.
Author : George Melnyk
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780802084446
Melnyk argues passionately that Canadian cinema has never been a singular entity, but has continued to speak in the languages and in the voices of Canada's diverse population.
Author : Charles Foster
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1550023489
A Hollywood insider brings together the stories of 18 Canadians who were celebrities during Hollywoods formative years.
Author : Charles Foster
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 877 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 2016-09-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 145973890X
Revisit Hollywood’s Golden Age with insider Charles Foster, who befriended the many Canadian stars that peppered the film sets. Foster reveals the stories of the amazing influence Canadians had in the early days of the film biz. Includes: Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in Early Hollywood A Hollywood insider brings together the stories of eighteen Canadians who were celebrities during Hollywood’s formative years. Once Upon a Time in Paradise: Canadians in the Golden Age of Hollywood During Hollywood’s Golden Age, a bevy of talented Canadians earned important roles in the motion picture industry.