Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Industrial contexts: From Indie to Indiewood; 2. Frameworks: Stardom, Authorship, Genre; 3. Form: Narrative, Visual Style, Music; 4. Themes: Alienation, Disconnection and Representation; Afterword; Select bibliography; Index

About the Author

Geoff King is Professor of Film and TV Studies at Brunel University and author of books including 'American Independent Cinema', 'Indiewood, USA: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema', 'New Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction' and 'Spectacular Narratives: Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster'.

Reviews

If you love film and celebrate the advent of Indie film you will want to snap up each new title in this collection of little paperbacks with glossy covers and easy-turning high quality paper. They feel nice in the hand, and will sit perkily on the bookshelf to accompany the DVD collection. Lost in Translation is written in a scholarly style which is also, for a good part, accessible to the general reader who loves film. This book especially will provide years of happy browsing and elucidation. -- Di Morris M/C Reviews If you love film and celebrate the advent of Indie film you will want to snap up each new title in this collection of little paperbacks with glossy covers and easy-turning high quality paper. They feel nice in the hand, and will sit perkily on the bookshelf to accompany the DVD collection. Lost in Translation is written in a scholarly style which is also, for a good part, accessible to the general reader who loves film. This book especially will provide years of happy browsing and elucidation.