"The essays in this collection focus on [...] the organization of material and immaterial resources necessary for local cinema to endure as a valuable and vibrant alternative to other forms of cinema. In line with the mission of applied research, the main normative goal inspiring our project is rath
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er practical: to support local cinema and the education of local filmmakers in addressing the cultural effects and challenges brought about by globalization and digitalization. The essays in this collection pick up particular aspects of these challenges and invite the reader to problematize local cinema as a cultural form that is both vulnerable and valuable." (Preface)
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"Tapping experts in an industry experiencing major disruptions, The Movie Business Book is the authoritative, comprehensive sourcebook, covering online micro-budget movies to theatrical tentpoles. This book pulls back the veil of secrecy on producing, marketing, and distributing films, including bus
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iness models, dealmaking, release windows, revenue streams, studio accounting, DIY online self-distribution and more. First-hand insider accounts serve as primary references involving negotiations, management decisions, workflow, intuition and instinct." (Publisher description)
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"This edited collection focuses on successful small and medium-sized film and television companies in Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Using original interviews with company founders and other employees, contributors explore case studies of businesses that have made successfu
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l productions, both in terms of popularity and critical acclaim, for at least five years. The book gives an overview of the film and television sector in each of the four featured countries, followed by chapters that investigate particular companies and their relationship to a wider industrial context. The Introduction provides a theoretical and methodological discussion and the Conclusion draws together the common elements that may explain how these companies have been able to survive and thrive." (Publisher description)
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"Die Filmproduktion befindet sich im Umbruch: Die Anzahl der Marktteilnehmer und Distributionswege wächst, gleichzeitig sinkt aber das Produktionsvolumen der Sender für unabhängige Filmhersteller. Joachim Knaf analysiert die bestehenden Geschäftsmodelle der AV-Produzenten und stellt mit einem Fa
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llbeispiel ein mögliches Geschäftsmodell in den Neuen Medien vor. Er untersucht, wie Ertragsmodell, Wertschöpfungskette und Value Proposition, also Nutzenversprechen in den Zukunftsmedien aussehen." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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