This street-smart primer covers the inner workings and marketing of one of America's most influential and profitable exports: the industry that churns out motion pictures, television programming, theater, music, and new media. The authors provide a revealing look at the power elite and demystify an often misunderstood industry.
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Rodger W. Claire, the former executive editor of Los Angeles magazine, has finished work on a new book about Hollywood talent agents. A doctoral candidate in Renaissance English at the University of California, Los Angeles, he has written screenplays for Warner Bros. and 20th Century-Fox and is a member of the Writers Guild of America. He is currently writing a history on the plight of the homeless to be published in 2000. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Hollywood, of course, is an idea, not a place; a concept, not a zip code. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
air talent, overall deal, profit participation, boom operator, principal photography Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, Ray of Light, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros, Time Warner, World Wide Web, Big Three, The Lion King, Michael Eisner, Rolling Stones, Star Wars, Barry Diller, Lew Wasserman, Star Trek, Universal Pictures, Writers Guild of America, Jurassic Park, Let's Make, Quentin Tarantino, The Blair Witch Project, Tom Cruise New!
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Hollywood, of course, is an idea, not a place; a concept, not a zip code. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
air talent, overall deal, profit participation, boom operator, principal photography Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, New York, Ray of Light, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros, Time Warner, World Wide Web, Big Three, The Lion King, Michael Eisner, Rolling Stones, Star Wars, Barry Diller, Lew Wasserman, Star Trek, Universal Pictures, Writers Guild of America, Jurassic Park, Let's Make, Quentin Tarantino, The Blair Witch Project, Tom Cruise New!
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