{"product_id":"indie-2-0-change-and-continuity-in-contemporary-american-indie-film-paperback","title":"Indie 2.0: Change and Continuity in Contemporary American Indie Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoff King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the American indie cinema boom of the 1990s and the creation of \"specialty\" divisions by several Hollywood studios, many predicted an end to both the indie sector's viability and the making of films with ambitions beyond the commercial mainstream. Yet, as Geoff King demonstrates, plenty of distinct indie productions continue to thrive, even in the face of difficult economic circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecasting the term \"indie\" to denote a particular form of independent feature production that has risen to prominence in the twenty-first century, King identifies and discusses the new opportunities available to indie filmmakers. These new options and techniques include low-cost digital video and a range of Internet and social-media ventures providing funding, distribution, promotion, and sales. He also covers the ultra-low-budget \"mumblecore\" movement; the social realism of such filmmakers as Kelly Reichardt and Ramin Bahrani; the \"digital desktop\" aesthetics of Jonathan Caouette's \u003ci\u003eTarnatio\u003c\/i\u003en (2003) and Arin Crumley and Susan Buice's\u003ci\u003e Four Eyed Monster\u003c\/i\u003es (2005); and the affect of certain dominant discourses, such as the articulation of notions of \"true\" indie film and its opposition to what some see as the quirky contrivances of crossover hits such as\u003ci\u003e Little Miss Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and\u003ci\u003e Juno\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). King ultimately locates a strong vein of continuity in indie practice, both industrially and in the textual qualities that define individual features.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoff King is professor of film and television studies at Brunel University and the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Independent Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIndiewood, U.S.A.: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNew Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Narratives: Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754067099936,"sku":"9780231167956","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a14fbccc75c6e3cc5b20f35d1a30750c.webp?v=1780032699","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/indie-2-0-change-and-continuity-in-contemporary-american-indie-film-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}