TY - BOOK ID - 31917250 TI - American independent cinema PY - 2017 SN - 9781474416849 9781474416825 9781474416832 1474416837 1474416845 1474416829 1474416853 PB - Edinburgh DB - UniCat KW - Independent films KW - Motion picture industry KW - Independent filmmakers KW - Films indépendants KW - Cinéma KW - Réalisateurs de cinéma indépendants KW - History and criticism KW - History KW - Histoire et critique KW - Industrie KW - Histoire KW - Economic aspects KW - History and criticism. KW - Indie films KW - Motion pictures KW - Independent moviemakers KW - Motion picture producers and directors UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:31917250 AB - This introduction to <I>American Independent Cinema</I> offers both a comprehensive industrial and economic history of the sector from the early twentieth century to the present and a study of key individual films, filmmakers and film companies.<br><br>Ordered chronologically, beginning with independent filmmaking in the studio era (examining both top-rank and low-end independent film production), moving to the 1950s and 1960s (discussing both the adoption of independent filmmaking as the main method of production as well as exploitation filmmaking) and finishing with contemporary American independent cinema (exploring areas such as the New Hollywood, the rise of mini-major and major independent companies and the institutionalisation of independent cinema in the 1990s), readers will develop an understanding of the complex dynamic relations between independent and mainstream American cinema.<br><br>Thoroughly updated to include developments from the mid-2000s onwards, this second edition includes new case studies, a new chapter on American Independent Cinema in the Age of Media Convergence, a new prologue and an enhanced epilogue and bibliography. Each chapter includes case studies focusing on specific films or filmmakers, and independent production and distribution companies are discussed throughout the text. ER -