"We must be burning film like mad": Exploring Canadian production cultures at Cinepix, 1976-1986.

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dc.contributor.advisorTepperman, Charles
dc.contributor.authorArnatt, Mary
dc.contributor.committeememberRudd, Annie
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Gregory
dc.contributor.committeememberKeller, Jessalynn
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-17T15:52:57Z
dc.date.available2018-09-17T15:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-05
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the Canadian production, distribution, and exhibition company Cinépix between the years 1976-1986. Best well-known for their films Valérie (1969), Shivers (1975), Meatballs (1979), and My Bloody Valentine (1981), Cinépix has been neglected in the field of Canadian film studies. This thesis uses the framework of Media Industry Studies, and especially John Caldwell’s research on production culture, examining Cinépix’s previously unused archival material, including original memos, letters, storyboards, scripts, production notes, location documents, and producer’s notes on rushes. Films researched include the previously under- examined Meatballs III (1986), State Park (1988), Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976), The Vindicator (1986), and Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), among others. This research argues that Cinépix’s production cultures were defined through commercial adaptability, independence, masculinity, and most importantly, the concept of the producer, exemplified by the company’s figureheads John Dunning and Andre Link. Through its use of Media Industry Studies approaches, this thesis also presents a new way of conceptualizing Canadian cinema and provokes new research within the discipline.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArnatt, M. R. (2018). "We must be burning film like mad": Exploring Canadian production cultures at Cinepix, 1976-1986 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32921en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107745
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectCanadian film
dc.subjectCanadian cinema
dc.subjectProduction Cultures
dc.subjectMedia Industry Studies
dc.subjectCinepix
dc.subjectCanadian media
dc.subject.classificationCinemaen_US
dc.subject.classificationHistory--Canadianen_US
dc.title"We must be burning film like mad": Exploring Canadian production cultures at Cinepix, 1976-1986.
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Media Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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