The Feature Film and Videogame Industries 11

Ross Helford, Brant Guillory, and Norman J. Medoff

Contents

See it Then
Feature Films: “The Movies”
An Entertainment Industry
The Production Code
Business
The Hollywood Empire Fights Back
Stars and Heroes
The Independent Revolution
See It Then
The Videogame Industry
See It Now
Feature Films
Videogames
See It Later
Feature Films
Videogames
Social Factors
Technological Developments
Summary

Ross Helford, Brant Guillory and Norman J. Medoff

Two entertainment industries—feature films and videogames—relate to the traditional electronic media industry (broadcast, cable, satellite), but in slightly different ways. Both compete for audience attention, and both can be viewed on a television set. Feature ...

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