Runaway Hollywood: Internationalizing Postwar Production and Location Shooting

Movie studios shifted some production activities overseas in the late 1940s to early 1960s, known as "runaway" production, due to frozen foreign earnings, cheap labor, and appealing locations. This conversion had a significant effect on industry practices and visual style, as film companies merged filmmaking practices from Hollywood and abroad to produce movies with a greater global scope.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 26 February 2019
Publisher: University of California Press

After World War II, Hollywood experienced significant cultural and industrial transformations, leading to the relocation of some production activities overseas. Movie studios capitalized on frozen foreign earnings, cheap labor, and appealing locations to facilitate this shift. This phenomenon, known as "runaway" production, was met with concern by Hollywood unions, who highlighted the outsourcing of employment opportunities. Examining the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Runaway Hollywood delves into the ways in which film companies exported production worldwide and the profound impact this conversion had on industry practices and visual style. In this captivating account, Daniel Steinhart employs a diverse range of historical materials to trace the industry's evolution toward a more international production operation. This operation merged filmmaking practices from Hollywood and abroad, resulting in movies with a greater global reach. By exploring this transitional period, Runaway Hollywood offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of the film industry and its role in shaping the cultural landscape of the 20th century.

After World War II, Hollywood experienced significant cultural and industrial transformations, leading to the relocation of some production activities overseas. Movie studios capitalized on frozen foreign earnings, cheap labor, and appealing locations to facilitate this shift. This phenomenon, known as "runaway" production, was met with concern by Hollywood unions, who highlighted the outsourcing of employment opportunities. Examining the period from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Runaway Hollywood delves into the ways in which film companies exported production worldwide and the profound impact this conversion had on industry practices and visual style. In this captivating account, Daniel Steinhart employs a diverse range of historical materials to trace the industry's evolution toward a more international production operation. This operation merged filmmaking practices from Hollywood and abroad, resulting in movies with a greater global reach. By exploring this transitional period, Runaway Hollywood offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of the film industry and its role in shaping the cultural landscape of the 20th century.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520298644