This is a book about the US motion picture industry - its structure and policies; its operations and practices. It looks at the processes that are involved in turning raw materials and labor into feature films. It describes the process of film production; distribution; exhibition and retail - a process that involves different markets where materials; labor and products are bought and sold. In other words; this is a book about how Hollywood works - as an industry.How Hollywood Works:- offers an up-to-date survey of the policies and structure of the US film industry- looks at the relationship between the film industry and other media industries- examines the role of the major studios and the other players - including; law firms; talent agents; and trade unions and guilds- provides access to hard-to-find statistical information on the industry While many books describe the film production and marketing process; they usually do so from an industry perspective and few look at Hollywood critically from within a more general economic; political and social context. By offering just such a critique; Janet Waskos text provides a timely and essential analysis of how Hollywood works for all students of film and media.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An excellent book about a really interesting subject.By K. BunkerI thoroughly enjoyed this examination of the interface between the military and science fiction. Author Stephen Dedman does a great job of writing informatively and engagingly about all aspects of this interface: How SF and SF authors have influenced military policy; weapons development; and military terminology; how SF has at times predicted developments in military technology; how SF -- including written; in films and on TV -- has responded to and portrayed issues of war; the threat of war; and militarism in general. These and other topics are discussed with impressive expertise.As one might expect; nuclear weapons get a lot of attention in this book. Not only are they the classic (and rare) example of a science-fictional "super weapon" that actually became a reality; but the threat of a catastrophic nuclear war has provided the subject matter for truly countless works of SF.Another topic that gets attention is comparing and contrasting the views and works of hawkish and dovish SF creators. (Although Dedman prefers the words "Hamiltonian" (hawkish) and "Jeffersonian" (dovish); taking these terms from historian Simon Schama.) This discussion delves into a lot of interesting biographical detail about several famous SF authors; as well as examinations of their works.The many-facetted relationship between SF and war is surely one of the more interesting sub-topics of science fiction studies. Although this book focusses on the U.S. military and U.S. science fiction; Im reasonably sure that its the broadest; most thorough look at the subject that has been written. And its a darn good read; too.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well researched with great background informationBy Steven J. AgidWell researched and provided some interesting insights - filled in a lot of "blanks" for me on Program name origins.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Weapon ShopsBy Robert J. SawyerThis is a fabulous new nonfiction book by award-winning science-fiction writer Stephen Dedman. I was one of the outside examiners when an earlier version of this was Dedmans Ph.D. thesis. Its a fascinating and very important rumination; worthy of consideration in the Best Related Work category of the Hugo Awards.
