Producing
(Book)
Contributors
Lewis, Jon, 1955- editor,
Anderson, Mark Lynn, 1960- author.
Rapf, Joanna E., author.
Giovacchini, Saverio, 1963- author.
Gomery, Douglas, author.
Anderson, Mark Lynn, 1960- author.
Rapf, Joanna E., author.
Giovacchini, Saverio, 1963- author.
Gomery, Douglas, author.
Published
New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016].
ISBN
0813567211, 9780813567211 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 791.43 PRODUCI 2016
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NF 791.43 PRODUCI 2016
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Published
New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0813567211, 9780813567211 (pbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.
Description
Of all the job titles listed in the opening and closing screen credits, producer is certainly the most amorphous. There are businessmen (and women)-producers, writer-director- and movie-star-producers; producers who work for the studio; executive producers whose reputation and industry clout alone gets a project financed (though their day-to-day participation in the project may be negligible). The job title, regardless of the actual work involved, warrants a great deal of prestige in the film business; it is the credited producers, after all, who collect the Oscar for Best Picture. But what producers do and what they don't or won't do varies from project to project. Producing is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the roles that producers have played in Hollywood, from the dawn of the twentieth century to the present day. It introduces readers to the colorful figures who helped to define and reimagine the producer's role, including inventors like Thomas Edison, moguls like Darryl F. Zanuck, entrepreneurs like Walt Disney, and mavericks like Roger Corman. Readers also get an inside look at the less glamorous jobs producers have often performed: shepherding projects through many years of development, securing financial backers, and supervising movie shoots.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, J., Anderson, M. L., Rapf, J. E., Giovacchini, S., Gomery, D., Grantham, B., & Miller, T. (2016). Producing . Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jon Lewis et al.. 2016. Producing. Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jon Lewis et al.. Producing Rutgers University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, Jon, et al. Producing Rutgers University Press, 2016.
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