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Towards a Comparative Economic History of Cinema, 1930–1970 (eBook)

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2022 | 1st ed. 2022
XII, 356 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-05770-0 (ISBN)

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This book examines the economic circumstances in which films were produced, distributed, exhibited, and consumed during the spoken era of film production until 1970. The periodisation covers the years between the onset of sound and the demise of the phased distribution of films.

Films are generally appreciated for their aesthetic qualities. But they are also commodities. This work of economic history presents a new approach, considering consumption behaviour as significant as supply-side decision-making. Audiences' tastes are considered central, with box-office an indicator of what they liked. The POPSTAT Index of Film Popularity is used as a proxy where box office knowledge is missing. Comparative analysis is conducted through the tool RelPOP.

The book comprises original case studies covering film consumption in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States during the 1930s; Australia and occupied Belgium during the Second World War; and Italy, the United States, Poland and Czechoslovakia during the Post-war. An overriding theme is how the classical American business model, which emerged during the 1910s linking production to distribution and exhibition, adapted to local circumstances, including the two countries behind the Iron Curtain during the years of 'High Stalinism'.

John Sedgwick researches the business and economic history of movies and has published widely in business, economic and film history journals. As an academic, he worked for 25 years at London Metropolitan University (UK), teaching industrial economics and research methods. He also served variously as Economics Subject Leader and Director of the Centre for International Business and Sustainability. John was appointed Professor of Film Economics in 2009 and then Professor of Creative Industries in 2011. Between 2013 and 2017, he was employed as a 0.2 Professor in the Business School, University of Portsmouth (UK). He currently has visiting status at Oxford Brooks University

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.9.2022
Reihe/Serie	Frontiers in Economic History
Zusatzinfo	XII, 356 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color.
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Civil Society • consumption behaviour • Film as a commodity • Film choices, tastes and preferences • Film popularity • POPSTAT • Popular national film histories • RelPOP • Supply-side decision-making
ISBN-10	3-031-05770-8 / 3031057708
ISBN-13	978-3-031-05770-0 / 9783031057700

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