| Título: | The Audiovisual Locations Industry in Canada: Considering British Columbia as Hollywood North |
| Autores: | Gasher, Mike; Concordia University |
| Fecha: | 1995-02-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication Film industry; British Columbia/Hollywood North; Cultural production |
| Descripción: | Abstract: The purpose of this article is to characterize the audiovisual locations industry in Canada, an industry which attracted $500 million in direct spending by foreign film and television producers in 1994. Two questions are posed: What is the locations industry? and What is its significance as an emerging cultural industry in the Canadian context? The paper first situates the locations industry in its theoretical, historical, and sociopolitical context. It explains its economic rationale and considers the extent to which the locations industry integrates audiovisual production within the Hollywood industry. A case study of British Columbia, Canada's largest centre for locations production, is then presented to consider how the locations industry defines place. The paper concludes with a discussion of how the promotion of locations production in Canada speaks to a larger debate over the nature of Canadian cultural production. Résumé: Le but de cet article est de caractériser l'industrie de tournage étranger au Canada, une industrie de 500 $ millions en 1994. Cet article pose deux questions: quelle est cette industrie? et, quelle est son importance comme une industrie culturelle émergente dans le contexte culturel canadien? Tout d'abord, l'article situe l'industrie dans ses contextes théorique, historique et sociopolitique. Il explique son raison d'être économique et il examine l'intégration de la production audiovisuelle dans l'industrie hollywoodienne. Ensuite, l'article analyse la construction matérielle et symbolique du lieu à travers l'exemple de la Colombie-Britannique, le plus grand site de tournage étranger au Canada. Enfin, cet article considère l'intervention de la promotion de cette industrie dans le débat général qui s'addresse à la nature de la production culturelle canadienne. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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