On Hollywood: The Place, The IndustryWhy 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. |
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... films released annually in the United States by major and independent distributors. 8.3. Distribution of box-office returns for domestic 124 125 131 141 144 exhibition, 2000. 148 8.4. A model of investment, expected box-office returns ...
... Films Released in the United States by Majors and Independents 41 3.2. Films Released by Majors and Their Subsidiaries, 1980–2000 45 3.3. Top Ten Film Distributors in the United States, 2000 A3.1. SIC and NAICS Codes for Production and ...
... Films Released by Independents, Majors' Subsidiaries, and Majors, 1980–2000 158 9.1. Structure of Selected National Film Markets, 2000 9.2. The World's Top Ten Media Conglomerates as Measured in Terms of Annual Sales 160 164 Preface ...
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Contents
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Origins and Early Growth of the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry | 11 |
A New Map of Hollywood | 35 |
The Other Hollywood Television Program Production | 61 |
Dream Factories Studios Soundstages and Sets | 79 |
The Digital Visual Effects Industry | 95 |
Local Labor Markets in Hollywood | 117 |
Hollywood in America and the World Distribution and Markets | 138 |
Cinema Culture Globalization | 159 |
References | 177 |
Index | 189 |