Hollywood's Artists : : The Directors Guild of America and the Construction of Authorship / / Virginia Wright Wexman.

Today, the director is considered the leading artistic force behind a film. The production of a Hollywood movie requires the labor of many people, from screenwriters and editors to cinematographers and boom operators, but the director as author of the film overshadows them all. How did this concept...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Film and Culture Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. Directors as Artists: The DGA Rides the Wave
  • CHAPTER TWO. Charisma and Competition: The DGA Stakes Its Claim
  • CHAPTER THREE. Recognition: The DGA Takes Credit
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Politics: The DGA Stages HUAC
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Law: The DGA and Artists as Owners
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Beyond Creative Rights
  • Appendix B: Chronology of the Directors Guild of America
  • Appendix C: Officers of the Directors Guild of America
  • Appendix D: Chronology of the Artists Rights Foundation
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • FILM AND CULTURE