Brokerage and Production in the American and French Entertainment Industries : Invisible Hands in Cultural Markets
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| Title: | Brokerage and Production in the American and French Entertainment Industries : Invisible Hands in Cultural Markets |
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| Description: | Invisible Hands in Cultural Markets shines unprecedented light on the activity of talent representatives and production professionals in the American and French film and television industries. Agents and other talent brokers, studio executives, independent producers, casting directors, and film offices—all operate and interact behind the scenes in ways that are consequential to the making of artistic careers and cultural products. But even as these professionals play a crucial role in the entertainment industry, their activity is usually invisible and relatively unknown. This collection of empirically grounded contributions by established and up-and-coming American and French scholars reveals their day-to-day reality. It presents how entertainment industry professionals work and what they experience, demonstrates the ways in which they build relationships with artists and other counterparts, and examines the role they play in shaping the content of film and television projects. Taken together, the chapters put the brokerage of talent and content in comparative perspective. They also challenge taken-for-granted approaches to the study of cultural industries and explore the complex intertwining between commercial and artistic logics. |
| Authors: | Violaine Roussel, Denise Bielby |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Television broadcasting--United States--History--20th century, Motion picture industry--France--History--20th century, Motion pictures--Production and direction--United States--History--20th century, Motion picture industry--United States--History--20th century, Theatrical agents--United States--History--20th century, Theatrical agencies--United States--History--20th century, Theatrical agents--France--History--20th century, Theatrical agencies--France--History--20th century, Motion pictures--Pr |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Invisible Hands in Cultural Markets shines unprecedented light on the activity of talent representatives and production professionals in the American and French film and television industries. Agents and other talent brokers, studio executives, independent producers, casting directors, and film offices—all operate and interact behind the scenes in ways that are consequential to the making of artistic careers and cultural products. But even as these professionals play a crucial role in the entertainment industry, their activity is usually invisible and relatively unknown. This collection of empirically grounded contributions by established and up-and-coming American and French scholars reveals their day-to-day reality. It presents how entertainment industry professionals work and what they experience, demonstrates the ways in which they build relationships with artists and other counterparts, and examines the role they play in shaping the content of film and television projects. Taken together, the chapters put the brokerage of talent and content in comparative perspective. They also challenge taken-for-granted approaches to the study of cultural industries and explore the complex intertwining between commercial and artistic logics. |
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| ISBN: | 9780739193136 9780739193143 9798216220589 |
