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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.

Table of Contents:

• Prologue : I'm just a film tax credit
• Introduction : presenting Hollywood South
• The making of regional film economies : why La. is not L.A.
• Hollywood South : structural to visceral reorganizations of space
• The place of Treme in the film economy : love and labor for Hollywood South
• (Almost a) conclusion
• Appendix : a guide to decoding film economy claims and press coverage.

Author/Creator:

Mayer, Vicki, 1971- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English.

Main Work:

Almost Hollywood, nearly New Orleans: the lure of the local film economy [by Mayer, V.]

Other Related Resources:

In: Books at JSTOR: Open Access (JSTOR)

In: De Gruyter Open Books (De Gruyter)

In: OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) (OAPEN)

Print version: Almost Hollywood, nearly New Orleans [by Mayer, V.] (Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] — ISBN 9780520293816; LCCN 2016046883)

Subjects:

Motion picture industry — Louisiana — New Orleans

Motion picture industry

Louisiana — New Orleans

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PN1993.5.U744 M394 2017eb

ISBNs:

9780520967175 (epub)
0520967178
9780520293816 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
0520293819 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016048419

OCLC Numbers:

961035115