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Chuck Tryon - On-Demand Culture: Digital Delivery and the Future of Movies - 9780813561103 - V9780813561103
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On-Demand Culture: Digital Delivery and the Future of Movies

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Description for On-Demand Culture: Digital Delivery and the Future of Movies Hardback. .
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813561103
SKU
V9780813561103
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Chuck Tryon
CHUCK TRYON is an assistant professor in the English department at Fayetteville State University. He is the author of Reinventing Cinema: Movies in the Age of Media Convergence (Rutgers University Press) and has written for Screen, the Journal of Film and Video, Popular Communications, and the Canadian Journal of Film Studies.

Reviews for On-Demand Culture: Digital Delivery and the Future of Movies
"Tryon compellingly argues that digital distribution, while offering new avenues and venues for film and television, is contributing to a fragmented and individualized media culture…an interesting and insightful read."
Janet Wasko
University of Oregon
"Distribution finally gets its due in Tryon's rich exploration of contemporary digital media practices. On-Demand Culture is an absolutely indispensable guide to the ... Read more

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