Understanding the Creative Media Industries in Los Angeles

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This course places the global film and television industry within the economic and historical context of its production, circulation, and consumption. Students explore how the aesthetic systems at work in these industries should not be separated from their underlying commercial ambitions. With readings from major film scholars and industry personnel, students learn about the workings of Hollywood revealing the delicate balance between industry and art, between entertainment and commercial enterprise, between ?show? and ?business.? (PMA-HTC)