{"product_id":"resetting-the-scene-classical-hollywood-revisited-9780814347799","title":"Resetting the Scene: Classical Hollywood Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eShowcases cutting-edge work by renowned researchers of classical Hollywood filmmaking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a century after its emergence, classical Hollywood cinema remains popular today with cinephiles and scholars alike. \u003ci\u003eResetting the Scene: Classical Hollywood Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Philippa Gates and Katherine Spring, showcases cutting-edge work by renowned researchers of Hollywood filmmaking of the studio era and proposes new directions for classical Hollywood studies in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eResetting the Scene \u003c\/i\u003eincludes twenty-six accessible chapters and an extensive bibliography. In Part 1, Katherine Spring's introduction and David Bordwell's chapter reflect on the newest methods, technological resources, and archival discoveries that have galvanized recent research of studio filmmaking. Part 2 brings together close analyses of film style both visual and sonic with case studies of shot composition, cinematography, and film music. Part 3 offers new approaches to genre, specifically the film musical, the backstudio picture, and the B-film. Part 4 focuses on industry operations, including the origins of Hollywood, cross-promotion, production planning, and talent management. Part 5 offers novel perspectives on the representation of race, in regard to censorship, musicals, film noir, and science fiction. Part 6 illuminates forgotten histories of women's labor in terms of wartime propaganda, below-the-line work, and the evolution of star persona. Part 7 explores the demise of the studio system but also the endurance of classical norms in auteur cinema and screenwriting in the post-classical era. Part 8 highlights new methods for studying Hollywood cinema, including digital resources as tools for writing history and analyzing films, and the intersection of film studies with emergent fields like media industry studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntended for scholars and students of Hollywood film history, \u003ci\u003eResetting the Scene \u003c\/i\u003eintersects with numerous fields consonant with film studies, including star studies, media industry studies, and critical race theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippa Gates is a professor of film studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Spring is associate professor of film studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482863276306,"sku":"9780814347799","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_026e5bdc-5dde-4107-b232-bb4bfa7be0d1.jpg?v=1730351230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/resetting-the-scene-classical-hollywood-revisited-9780814347799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}