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This undergraduate textbook examines American independent cinema from the very beginnings of US cinema and includes chapters on independence within the studio system, B Films, exploitation cinema and independent cinema in the age of the conglomerates. In the 10 years since the first edition of the book was published, there have been a number of developments within film industry in general, many of which impact upon American independent cinema. Social media, web 2:0, mobile entertainment, digital production and distribution, were all in incipient phase during the mid-2000s but have been moving with giant strides ever since. In the process they have contributed to redefinitions of all media sectors, including the US independent cinema one, which a new chapter within this second edition will tackle. With an updated design, student friendly features such as case studies and filmographies, and an increased extent, this new edition should gain numerous adoptions in the UK and US.
Contents
Introduction: Problems of Definition and the Discourse of American Independent Cinema; Part one: American independent cinema in the studio years (mid-1920s-late 1940s); Chapter One: Independent Filmmaking in the Studio Era: Tendencies within the Studio System; Introduction The First Independents; Independents before the Formation of the Studios; Independents at the Age of Oligopoly; The First Period (mid-/late 1920s- 1939); Economic Constraints; Independent Production vs. Studio-Unit Production; Some Economic Opportunities The Second Period (1940 - 1948); The Industry Wide Shift; The End of the War Boon; Conclusion; Chapter Two: Independent Filmmaking in the Studio Era: The Poverty Row Studios (1930-1950); Introduction; Monogram Pictures; Republic Pictures; Grand National Films; Independent B Films vs. Studio B Films; Producers Releasing Corporation; Upgrading the Product; The Decline of the 8 Film Market; Conclusion; Beyond Poverty Row: Ethnic Films; PART TWO: THE TRANSITIONAL YEARS (late 1940s-late 1960s); Chapter Three: Independence by Force: The Effects of the Paramount Decree on Independent Film Production; Introduction; The Paramount Decree; The Postwar Recession; Identity Crisis; The United Artists' Revival; Independent Production: The United Artists Way; Production; Distribution; The Reasons Behind the Success; The Triumph of A Brand of Independent Production... and of the Majors; Conclusion. Chapter Four: An Audience for the Independents: Exploitation Films for the Nation's Youth; Introduction; The Emergence of the Teenager and the Rise of Youth Audience; From Poverty Row to Exploitation and Showmanship; The Era of the Drive In Theatres; Low-end Independents against Television The Exploitation Teenpic and the Companies Behind It; Sam Katzman; American International Pictures; Embassy Pictures; William Castle Productions; Roger Corman and the Filmgroup; The Majors and the Low-Budget Exploitation; Market; Conclusion; Part three: Contemporary American independent cinema (late 1960s - to date); Chapter Five: The New Hollywood and the Independent Hollywood; Introduction; The New American Cinema; The Influence of John Cassavetes; The New Hollywood; Conclusion; Chapter Six: American Independent Cinema in the Age of the Conglomerates; Introduction; Raising the Stakes; Economic Opportunities in the Low-budget Independent Sector (late 1960s- 1974); The End of Exploitation as We Know It; The Gradual Rise and Rapid Fall of American International Pictures. From the Theatrical to the Video Market A New Hope: The Birth of the New American independent Cinema Conclusion; Chapter Seven: Mini-Majors and Major Independents; Introduction; A Star Is Born; The New Orion Constellation; The Shining Star; The Fading Star; The Last Bonfires; The Fall; Conclusion; Chapter Eight: The Institutionalisation of American Independent Cinema; Introduction; A Business of Co-dependents; Institutional Framework (1) Organisations Dedicated to Supporting Independent Filmmaking, Finance; Opportunities and Independent Distributors; Institutional Framework (2) The Classics Divisions; The Aesthetics Factor Conclusion; Chapter Nine: American Independent Cinema in the Age of Convergence; Introduction; The Success of Indiewood; The Studio Pullout from the Specialty Film Sector and the Demise of Miramax; Regeneration: Digital Film Production, Distribution and Exhibition in the Margins; Independent Film in the Age of Social Media Conclusion: A Converged American Independent Cinema?; New Epilogue: From Independent to Specialty Cinema; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ENDNOTES
