{"product_id":"the-value-gap-female-driven-films-from-pitch-to-premiere-hardback-9781477327296","title":"The Value Gap; Female-Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere (Hardback) 9781477327296","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Value Gap\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFemale-Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCourtney Brannon Donoghue (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477327296, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 August 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w images, 4 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e[Donoghue's book is] a nuanced assessment of how Hollywood’s structures and strategies marginalize female creatives by devaluing both their stories and their labor...Essential reading for anyone hoping to better understand gender inequality in Hollywood.\u003c\/div\u003e (Film Quarterly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow female directors, producers, and writers navigate the challenges and barriers facing female-driven projects at each stage of filmmaking in contemporary Hollywood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conversations about gender equity in the workplace accelerated in the 2010s, with debates inside Hollywood specifically pointing to broader systemic problems of employment disparities and exploitative labor practices. Compounded by the devastating #MeToo revelations, these problems led to a wide-scale call for change. \u003ci\u003eThe Value Gap\u003c\/i\u003e traces female-driven filmmaking across development, financing, production, film festivals, marketing, and distribution, examining the realities facing women working in the industry during this transformative moment. Drawing from five years of extensive interviews with female producers, writers, and directors at different stages of their careers, Courtney Brannon Donoghue examines how Hollywood business cultures “value” female-driven projects as risky or not bankable. Industry claims that “movies targeting female audiences don’t make money” or “women can’t direct big-budget blockbusters” have long circulated to rationalize systemic gender inequities and have served to normalize studios prioritizing the white male–driven status quo. Through a critical media industry studies lens, \u003ci\u003eThe Value Gap\u003c\/i\u003e challenges this pervasive logic with firsthand accounts of women actively navigating the male-dominated and conglomerate-owned industrial landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Mind the Gaps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. The Gendered Workplace (Employment Gap) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Script Market to Pitch Meetings (Development Gap) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Production Work and Gendered Cultures (Leadership Gap) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Film Festivals and Markets (Programming Gap) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Distribution and Marketing (Bankability Gap) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. Gendered Value in a Changing Media Marketplace \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52590988656920,"sku":"9781477327296","price":87.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-value-gap-female-driven-films-from-pitch-to-premiere-hardback-9781477327296","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}