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First published in 1983, this book underwent a major overhaul for its 1992 second edition and even more extensive revision for this iteration. The need for such a Herculean effort indicates how rapidly the movie business is changing, and why Squire's collection is so valuable. Before joining the faculty at the USC School of Cinema-Television, Squire was a studio executive with United Artists, 20th Century Fox and Avco Embassy Pictures. Drawing on these formidable connections, he's able to include contributors who are fresh from the trenches and actively making films, like screenwriter William Goldman, director Sydney Pollack and Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Intended mainly for those who want the real nitty-gritty on filmmaking, the book will be revelatory for film buffs, too, since it unveils the intricacies of financing, production, screenwriting and distribution. New to this edition are chapters on shifts that are taking place in entertainment, like the growth of sound tracks, video games, tie-in products and comic books. Squire proves adept at predicting future directions, too, and includes information on the move from analog to digital. Also a nod toward Hollywood's future is the extensive section on globalization, which tackles distribution in major movie-buying countries. For those in the industry, and especially those wanting to be, there's no better sourcebook for learning the movie biz.
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"Every facet of moviemaking is expertly discussed." -- American Cinematographer
"The Movie Business Book is almost certain to become one of the prime sourcebooks on the way movies are really made, equally accessible to the film-school novice, the sophisticated movie investor and the buff." -- Dallas Times-Herald --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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First published in 1983, this book underwent a major overhaul for its 1992 second edition and even more extensive revision for this iteration. The need for such a Herculean effort indicates how rapidly the movie business is changing, and why Squire's collection is so valuable. Before joining the faculty at the USC School of Cinema-Television, Squire was a studio executive with United Artists, 20th Century Fox and Avco Embassy Pictures. Drawing on these formidable connections, he's able to include contributors who are fresh from the trenches and actively making films, like screenwriter William Goldman, director Sydney Pollack and Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment. Intended mainly for those who want the real nitty-gritty on filmmaking, the book will be revelatory for film buffs, too, since it unveils the intricacies of financing, production, screenwriting and distribution. New to this edition are chapters on shifts that are taking place in entertainment, like the growth of sound tracks, video games, tie-in products and comic books. Squire proves adept at predicting future directions, too, and includes information on the move from analog to digital. Also a nod toward Hollywood's future is the extensive section on globalization, which tackles distribution in major movie-buying countries. For those in the industry, and especially those wanting to be, there's no better sourcebook for learning the movie biz.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
"Every facet of moviemaking is expertly discussed." -- American Cinematographer
"The Movie Business Book is almost certain to become one of the prime sourcebooks on the way movies are really made, equally accessible to the film-school novice, the sophisticated movie investor and the buff." -- Dallas Times-Herald --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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There are almost as many ways of functioning as a procedure as there are producers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standby investor, novelization deal, overbudget costs, completion assurance, completion guarantor, entrepreneurial creator, breakdown board, video retailing, theatrical rentals, house allowance, completion guarantee, flash bill, gross participations, motion picture product, film rental, entrepreneurial producer, frequent moviegoers, video revenue, theatrical marketplace, blind bidding, financing entity, ratings board, distribution fee, breakdown sheets, preview process Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Los Angeles, Warner Bros, United Artists, Writers Guild, New Line, United Kingdom, Butch Cassidy, Twentieth Century Fox, Academy Award, New Zealand, Canal Plus, Columbia Pictures Industries, Hester Street, Star Wars, All Rights Reserved, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barry Reardon, Blazing Saddles, Jack Godell, Jack Lemmon, Kansas City, Orion Pictures, Silent Movie New!
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standby investor, novelization deal, overbudget costs, completion assurance, completion guarantor, entrepreneurial creator, breakdown board, video retailing, theatrical rentals, house allowance, completion guarantee, flash bill, gross participations, motion picture product, film rental, entrepreneurial producer, frequent moviegoers, video revenue, theatrical marketplace, blind bidding, financing entity, ratings board, distribution fee, breakdown sheets, preview process Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Los Angeles, Warner Bros, United Artists, Writers Guild, New Line, United Kingdom, Butch Cassidy, Twentieth Century Fox, Academy Award, New Zealand, Canal Plus, Columbia Pictures Industries, Hester Street, Star Wars, All Rights Reserved, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barry Reardon, Blazing Saddles, Jack Godell, Jack Lemmon, Kansas City, Orion Pictures, Silent Movie New!
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- The Movie Business Book, Third Edition by Jason E. Squire in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Young Frankenstein: A Novel by Gilbert Pearlman (Adapter) on page 57, and page 60
- Silent Movie by Mel Brooks on page 57, and page 63
- Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven's Gate by Steven Bach in Front Matter, and page 227
- Boys and Girls Together by William Goldman on page 85
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- English Heritage, English Cinema by Andrew Higson on page 125, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Exhibition, the Film Reader (In Focus--Routledge Film Readers) by Ina-Rae HaRk on page 114, page 115, and page 121
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