Studying the event film
The Lord of the Rings
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Product details:
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Date of Publication 1 November 2008
- ISBN 9780719071980
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages384 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 11 Illustrations, black & white 0
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Long description:
Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, the biggest film event of the 21st century, turned the best-selling book of the 20th century into a popular, critical and financial success all over again. This comprehensive collection draws together twenty-five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings. There is a section on the business of the ?event film?, critical chapters on techniques and meanings ranging from music to spirituality, essays on the multimedia products associated with the films, observations on the trilogy?s global audience, and an informative dossier of reviews, interviews, production details and box-office returns.
More closely integrated, and more attuned to the global marketplace than the older blockbusters, the event film, with its attention-grabbing pitch for the status of news, will be one of the most influential media forms of the coming years. These meticulous essays combine with Peter Jackson's remarkable trilogy to form a unique entry to the study of 21st century media.
Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, the biggest film event of the 21st century, turned the best-selling book of the 20th century into a popular, critical and financial success all over again. This comprehensive collection draws together twenty-five essays on the making, the meaning and the reception of The Lord of the Rings. There is a section on the business of the ?event film?, critical chapters on techniques and meanings ranging from music to spirituality, essays on the multimedia products associated with the films, observations on the trilogy?s global audience, and an informative dossier of reviews, interviews, production details and box-office returns.
More closely integrated, and more attuned to the global marketplace than the older blockbusters, the event film, with its attention-grabbing pitch for the status of news, will be one of the most influential media forms of the coming years. These meticulous essays combine with Peter Jackson's remarkable trilogy to form a unique entry to the study of 21st century media.
Table of Contents:
Time line
Introduction: how to study an event film
I. A gathering of materials
II. Creative industries / National heroes
III. Stardom and the event film
IV. Making a film trilogy
V. Reading for meaning: The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth, and Aotearoa New Zealand
VI. There, back again, and beyond: production infrastructures and extended exploitation
VII. The Lord of the Rings: credits, awards, reviews
Bibliography
Filmography
List of contributors
Index
