How female directors, producers, and writers navigate the challenges and barriers facing female-driven projects at each stage of filmmaking in contemporary Hollywood. Conversations about gender equity in the workplace accelerated in the 2010s, with debates inside Hollywood specifically pointing to b...

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1. Verfasser:	Donoghue, Courtney Brannon (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Austin University of Texas Press 2023
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	Texas film and media studies series
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 2010-2020 Gleichheit Filmproduktion Arbeitsbedingungen Weibliche Filmschaffende Frauenfilm Gender equity and inclusion, contemporary film industry, Conglomerate Hollywood, women filmmakers, gender and the workplace, production cultures, distribution cultures, gendered value, media industry studies, industry interviews, above-the-line workers, female directors, female screenwriters, female producers Motion picture authorship / Social aspects Motion picture industry / Social aspects Motion pictures / Distribution / Social aspects Motion pictures / Production and direction / Social aspects Women in the motion picture industry / Social conditions Women motion picture producers and directors / Social conditions Women screenwriters / Social conditions
Zusammenfassung:	How female directors, producers, and writers navigate the challenges and barriers facing female-driven projects at each stage of filmmaking in contemporary Hollywood. Conversations about gender equity in the workplace accelerated in the 2010s, with debates inside Hollywood specifically pointing to broader systemic problems of employment disparities and exploitative labor practices. Compounded by the devastating #MeToo revelations, these problems led to a wide-scale call for change. The Value Gap traces female-driven filmmaking across development, financing, production, film festivals, marketing, and distribution, examining the realities facing women working in the industry during this transformative moment. Drawing from five years of extensive interviews with female producers, writers, and directors at different stages of their careers, Courtney Brannon Donoghue examines how Hollywood business cultures "value" female-driven projects as risky or not bankable. Industry claims that "movies targeting female audiences don't make money" or "women can't direct big-budget blockbusters" have long circulated to rationalize systemic gender inequities and have served to normalize studios prioritizing the white male-driven status quo. Through a critical media industry studies lens, The Value Gap challenges this pervasive logic with firsthand accounts of women actively navigating the male-dominated and conglomerate-owned industrial landscape
Beschreibung:	331 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781477327296 9781477327302