{"product_id":"filming-in-european-cities-the-labor-of-location-9781501779985","title":"Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFilming in European Cities \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexplores the effort behind creating screen production locations.\u003c\/b\u003e Ipek A. Celik Rappas accounts the rising demand for original and affordable locations for screen projects due to the growth of streaming platforms. As a result, screen professionals are repeatedly tasked with chores such as transforming a former factory in Istanbul to resemble a war zone in Aleppo, or finding a London street that evokes Barcelona. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelik Rappas highlights the pivotal role crew members play in transforming cities and locations into functional screen settings. Examining five European media capitals--Athens, Belfast, Berlin, Istanbul, and Paris--the book delves into the overlooked aspects of location-related screen labor and its ability to generate production value. \u003ci\u003eFilming in European Cities \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that in its perpetual quest for authentic filming locations, the screen industry extracts value from cities and neighborhoods, their marginalized residents, and screen labor, enriching itself through this triple exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIpek A. Celik Rappas is Associate Professor in Media and Visual Arts at Ko? University, Istanbul. Her research explores media and marginalized communities in Europe, and the relationship between media labor, production, and space. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e In Permanent Crisis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183032729874,"sku":"9781501779985","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/filming-in-european-cities-the-labor-of-location-9781501779985","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}