Streaming Video: Storytelling Across Borders

Streaming services have disrupted traditional storytelling by commissioning and financing their own original movies and TV shows, leading to an international production boom. Streaming Video explores how streaming services disrupt and maintain storytelling traditions in specific national contexts through eighteen case studies. It assesses the impacts of streaming on twenty-first-century audiovisual storytelling and rethinks established understandings of transnational screen flows.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2023
Publisher: New York University Press

The emergence of streaming services has brought about a significant transformation in the way audiences consume media. In the past decade, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ have ventured into the production of original movies and TV shows, revolutionizing the global content production landscape. This phenomenon has spread across different regions, from Mexico City to Mumbai, and has had a profound impact on the way stories are told.

Streaming Video: Mapping the International Production Boom explores this global production boom and its implications for producers, audiences, and storytellers. Through eighteen in-depth case studies, the book delves into how streaming services both disrupt and maintain storytelling traditions in various national contexts. It examines how streamers are expanding the boundaries of television and film storytelling, enabling the creation of content that may not have existed otherwise. The book also considers the diverse perspectives of viewers from different countries and their varying tastes, shedding light on the implications of streaming on twenty-first-century audiovisual storytelling.

The chapters in Streaming Video critically assess the impacts of streaming on audiovisual storytelling and challenge established notions of transnational screen flows. They provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of content creation and consumption, offering a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which streaming services are shaping the future of storytelling.

In conclusion, the rise of streaming services has transformed the way audiences consume media, and Streaming Video: Mapping the International Production Boom provides a valuable exploration of this phenomenon. Through its case studies and critical analysis, the book offers insights into the impacts of streaming on storytelling traditions, content creation, and viewer experiences, challenging established understandings of transnational screen flows. As streaming services continue to grow and evolve, it will be interesting to see how they continue to shape and redefine the landscape of audiovisual storytelling.

Weight: 706g
Dimension: 158 x 237 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781479816835