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Summary:

The movie industry is changing rapidly, due in part to the adoption of digital technologies. Distributors now send films to theaters electronically. Consumers can purchase or rent movies instantly online and then watch them on their high-definition televisions, their laptops, or even their cell phones. Meanwhile, social media technologies allow independent filmmakers to raise money and sell their movies directly to the public. All of these changes contribute to an "on-demand culture," a shift that is radically altering film culture and contributing to a much more personalized viewing experience. Chuck Tryon offers a compelling introduction to a world in which movies have become digital files. He navigates the complexities of digital delivery to show how new modes of access--online streaming services like YouTube or Netflix, digital downloads at iTunes, the popular Redbox DVD kiosks in grocery stores, and movie theaters offering digital projection of such 3-D movies as Avatar --are redefining how audiences obtain and consume motion picture entertainment. Tryon also tracks the reinvention of independent movies and film festivals by enterprising artists who have built their own fundraising and distribution models online. Unique in its focus on the effects of digital technologies on movie distribution, On-Demand Culture offers a corrective to address the rapid changes in the film industry now that movies are available at the click of a button.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Coming Soon to a Computer near You: Digital Delivery and Ubiquitous Entertainment
• 2. Restricting and Resistant Mobilities: Negotiating Digital Delivery
• 3. "Make Any Room Your TV Room": Digital Delivery and Media Mobility
• 4. Breaking through the Screen: 3D1 Avatar, and the Future of Moviegoing
• 5. Redbox vs. Red Envelope, or Closing the Window on the Bricks-and-Mortar Video Store
• 6. Twitter Effect: Social Media and Digital Delivery
• 7. Indie 2.0: Digital Delivery, Crowdsourcing, and Social Media
• 8. Reinventing Festivals: Curation, Distribution, and the Creation of Global Cinephilia.

Author/Creator:

Tryon, Chuck, 1970-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

On-demand culture: digital delivery and the future of movies [by Tryon, C.]

Subjects:

Motion pictures

Digital media — Influence

Interactive multimedia

Motion pictures — Distribution — Social aspects

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

PN1994 .T7175 2013eb

ISBNs:

9780813561110 (electronic bk.)
0813561116 (electronic bk.)
9780813561103 [Invalid]
0813561108 [Invalid]
9780813561097 [Invalid]
0813561094 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40022523861

OCLC Numbers:

842883496

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1184490 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp10697727