Vocational Survival: Expanding the Film Value Chain for the Independent Filmmaker

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Vocational Survival: Expanding the Film Value Chain for the Independent Filmmaker

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As a case-study in the occupational sociology of the creative industries, this thesis develops an argument for expanding the traditional FilmValue Chain model in order to address what it means to be an independent filmmaker. The research focuses specifically on the filmmaker’s journey or course of action, rather than on film aesthetics or artistry, and ultimately presents this as a structured series of stages. To reach an understanding of this structure, the research combines (auto)ethnograph...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2018

Creator

Jackson, Fiona

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/11663

Related subjects

Independent filmmaking / Grounded Theory / Independent practice / Crystallization / experimental / career progression / filmmakers / identity theory / screenplay / script / independent promotional surround

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