The book that I decided to do for my book review, The Hollywood Studio Systems: A History, was written by Douglas Gomery. This book was a great and informative read! It is the first book to describe and analyse the complete development, classic operation, and reinvention of the global corporate entities which produce/d and distribute/d most of the films we watch. It starts back in 1920 and continues up modern times (Published in 2005).
THe book has 3 parts. Part 1: The rise of the Studio Systems from 1915 - 1930 (which includes the top 5 studio houses, i.e. Paramount, Loews/MGM, Fox, and Warner Bros., as well as RKO and the minor studioes such as Universal, Columbia and United Artists). Each chapter discusses a major studio corporation in detai, from its founder up to the current leader, and uses graphs and statistics (including info printed in Variety and other details) to show what was the mindframe during various time periods.
Part 2 discusses the Classic Studio Era from 1931 through 1951, and Part 3 discusses The Modern Hollywood Studio System, with each chapter discussing each studio. Like I said, the book was very informative, I know tons of information now about how these studios ran and how they are run now, and I feel like I understand the reason why certain moves were made, and the general direction that things are going. I give it a 5! It's a must read!
~Fen~
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