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Book SynopsisThey are shot on high-definition digital cameras—with computer-generated effects added in postproduction—and transmitted to theatres, websites, and video-on-demand networks worldwide. This introduces readers to these global transformations and describes the decisive roles that Hollywood is playing in determining the digital future for world cinema.
Trade Review"A significant and impressive work on the cutting edge of current critical discussion on the digitization of film...the sheer scope of Dixon and Foster's knowledge is dazzling." -- Steven Shaviro * author of Post-Cinematic Affect *
"The paradigm shift from analog to digital media has completely changed the way Hollywood produces and distributes its business.
21st-Century Hollywood presents a perfect snapshot of the new digital present." -- Jan-Christopher Horak * Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive *
"Dixon and Foster give readers an enjoyable, informative tour through popular productions and the business models and cultures that surround and impact them. The informal prose and diverse subject matter make this volume--in contract to a great deal of film criticism--appealing to a wide-range of audiences. Recommended."
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"A significant and impressive work on the cutting edge of current critical discussion on the digitization of film...the sheer scope of Dixon and Foster's knowledge is dazzling." -- Steven Shaviro * author of Post-Cinematic Affect *
"The paradigm shift from analog to digital media has completely changed the way Hollywood produces and distributes its business.
21st-Century Hollywood presents a perfect snapshot of the new digital present." -- Jan-Christopher Horak * Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive *
"Dixon and Foster give readers an enjoyable, informative tour through popular productions and the business models and cultures that surround and impact them. The informal prose and diverse subject matter make this volume--in contract to a great deal of film criticism--appealing to a wide-range of audiences. Recommended."
* Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. The Digital Century
2. Constructing an Audience
3. The Globalization of the Moving Image
4. The New Auteurs
5. The Moving Image Is Everywhere
Bibliography
Index
