{"product_id":"financing-the-british-film-industry-capital-cash-and-quota-1896-1945-9781399540209","title":"Financing the British Film Industry: Capital, Cash and Quota, 1896-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancing the British Film Industry \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a comprehensive history of the financing of British film production from the origin of the industry until the end of the Second World War. It documents the growth of the film business from a cottage industry to a mature business enterprise. It considers the capitalisation of the industry and analyses the relationships between producers, banks and insurance companies. It charts the fluctuating fortunes of British film-making and the various government-backed initiatives support the production sector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Chapman argues that the difficulties of the British film industry arose not from the extravagances of individual producers or the collapse of particular companies but from underlying economic and structural weaknesses: that the industry was too reliant on short-term finance and that the domestic market was insufficient to guarantee a profitable return for anything other than a modestly-budgeted film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapman, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eLicence To Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd edition 2024) and \u003ci\u003eThe Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985\u003c\/i\u003e (2022).","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298528297234,"sku":"9781399540209","price":130.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b041dbb-560e-4141-ab31-8aabdd2f49c8.jpg?v=1747825786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/financing-the-british-film-industry-capital-cash-and-quota-1896-1945-9781399540209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}