Almost Hollywood, nearly New Orleans : the lure of the local film economy / Vicki Mayer.
"Early in the twenty-first century, Louisiana, one of the poorest states in the United States, redirected millions in tax dollars from the public coffers to become the number one location site globally for the production of Hollywood films and television series. Why would lawmakers support such...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Early in the twenty-first century, Louisiana, one of the poorest states in the United States, redirected millions in tax dollars from the public coffers to become the number one location site globally for the production of Hollywood films and television series. Why would lawmakers support such a policy? Why would citizens accept the policy's uncomfortable effects on their economy and culture? Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans answers these questions through a study of the local and everyday experiences of the film economy in New Orleans, Louisiana--a city that has twice pursued the mantle of a movie production capital. From the silent era to Hollywood South, Vicki Mayer explains that the aura of a film economy is inseparable from a prevailing sense of home, even as it changes that place irrevocably"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 147 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-138) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520967175 0520967178 9780520293816 |