Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Indie: An American Film CultureISBN13:9780231144650ISBN10:0231144652Author:Newman, Michael Z. (Author)Description:America's Independent Films Often Seem To Defy Classification Their Strategies Of Storytelling And Representation Range From Raw, No-Budget Projects To More Polished Releases Of Hollywood's Specialty Divisions Yet Understanding American Indies Involves More Than Just Considering Films Filmmakers, Distributors, Exhibitors, Festivals, Critics, And Audiences All Shape The Art's Identity, Which Is Always Understood In Relation To The Hollywood Mainstream By Locating The American Indie Film In The Historical Context Of The Sundance-Miramax Era (The Mid-1980S To The End Of The 2000S), Michael Z Newman Considers Indie Cinema As An Alternative American Film Culture His Work Isolates Patterns Of Character And Realism, Formal Play, And Oppositionality And The Functions Of The Festivals, Art Houses, And Critical Media Promoting Them He Also Accounts For The Power Of Audiences To Identify Indie Films In Distinction To Mainstream Hollywood And To Seek Socially Emblematic Characters And Playful Form In Their Narratives Analyzing Films Such As Welcome To The Dollhouse (1996), Lost In Translation (2003), Pulp Fiction (1994), And Juno (2007), Along With The Work Of Nicole Holofcener, Jim Jarmusch, John Sayles, Steven Soderbergh, And The Coen Brothers, Newman Investigates The Conventions That Cast Indies As Culturally Legitimate Works Of Art He Binds These Diverse Works Together Within A Cluster Of Distinct Viewing Strategies And Invites A Reevaluation Of The Difference Of Independent Cinema And Its Relationship To Class And Taste Culture Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:COLUMBIA UNIV PRPublication Date:2011-04-04Weight:0.83 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 8.9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:296Language:English
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Item Length | 8.9in |
| Item Height | 0.7in |
| Item Width | 6.5in |
| Author | Michael Z. Newman |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Series | Film and Culture Ser. |
| Type | Textbook |
| Item Weight | 16.4 Oz |
| Number Of Pages | 304 Pages |
This textbook includes case studies that bring the subject matter to life.
