![]() But we might ask questions about the implications of those stories, what they do tell us about Hollywood production practices, including, in fact, the reasons for generating such stories. It infects film critics and historians as well, few of whom suspect themselves to be colleagues of Rona Barrett. In a widespread contagion they fascinate both those who worship Hollywood, its aura, its glamour, and those who condemn it. Part of the fascination must be that these are presented as true stories. Fascinating, too, are accounts of fabulous extravagance and ingenuity: 35,000 extras, real cream baths on the sets, multimilliondollar location shooting ruined by hurricanes, dangerous stunt work actually performed by the hero or heroine. Rumors of offscreen affairs between the stars create auxiliary dramas and, when the film is seen, provide two plots for the price of one. ![]() ![]() ![]() The making of a product-particularly when it is a film-can sometimes fascinate us as much as the product itself. Part Two The Hollywood mode of production to 1930 JANET STAIGER 8 The Hollywood mode of production: its conditions of existence Introduction THE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD CINEMA Film Style & Mode of Production to 1960 David Bordwell, Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson (výběr)
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