Working in the Global Film and Television Industries

Andrew Dawson is Film Studies programme leader at the University of Greenwich. He teaches courses on Film and American Society and Working for Hollywood. Sean Holmes is Subject Leader for Screen Media and a lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Brunel University. He has taught in the U.K. and the U.S. and his current research looks at the politics of cultural production.

INTRODUCTION
Andrew Dawson and Sean Holmes, "Working in Film and Television"


PART ONE: SYSTEMS OF PRODUCTION
1. Andrew Dawson, "Labouring in Hollywood's Motion Picture Industry and the Promise of 'Flexible Specialisation'"
2. Dorota Ostrowska, "Alternative Models of Film Production: Film Units in Poland after World War II."
3. Olof Hedling, "New Creative Cities in Scandinavia?"


PART TWO: MANOEUVRABLE SPACES
4. Sean Holmes, "No Room for Manoeuvre: Star Images and the Regulations of Actors' Labour in Silent-Era Hollywood."
5. Richard Paterson, "Freelance Life in UK Television"
6. Ikechukwu Obiaya, "Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Face of Nollywood."


PART THREE: PATRONAGE AND CLIENTISM
7. Katrien Pype, "Fathers, Patrons and Clients: Social and Economic Aspects in the Production of Television Drama in Post-Mobutu Kinshasa."
8. Alison Smith, "Les Chefs-Operatrices: Women Behind the Camera in France."


PART FOUR: CREATIVE AGENCY
9. Linda Marchant, "Cornel Lucas: Stills Photography and Production Culture in 1950s British Film."
10. Clare Wilkinson-Weber, "Making Faces: Competition and Change in the Production of Bollywood Film Star Looks."

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX