Packaging House of Cards and The Knick
How talent intermediaries manage the indie-auteur brand to sell premium television
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5681774 |
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| Authors | Andrew Stubbs (0000-0002-3015-3724, University of Staffordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-147 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6020 • E-ISSN: 1749-6039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1749602020906392 |
| OpenAlex | W3004576651 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The article explores the migration of indie-auteurs to television during the 2010s. Using David Fincher and Steven Soderbergh's work on House of Cards and The Knick as case studies, the article argues that talent intermediaries such as producers and talent managers have sought to mobilize the indie-auteur, a branded identity and authorial discourse, to package premium television programmes to exploit growing competition between channels and platforms. The article also explores repercussions of the indie-auteur's insertion in television as a mark of distinction, arguing that it becomes increasingly important to be aware of the systems behind it
Advertising · Art · Art history · Auteur theory · Business · Indie film · Intermediary · Media studies · Movie theater · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Digital Games and Media · Marketing
| Highly cited | No |
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