tailieunhanh - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE HOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY: COMING TO AMERICA - TALES FROM THE CASTING COUCH, GROSS AND NET, IN A RISKY BUSINESS

Despite often clearly definable characteristics, however, it is important to remember that genres are not fixed entities, but are instead constantly evolving. Often the boundaries between genres become blurred. In most cases films represent a “genre hybrid” – or a combination of attributes from several different genre backgrounds. Studying genre reveals a pattern of repetition and difference. In other words, some films do have identifiable similarities, but they also contain new elements or similar elements used in new ways. Try the following exercise to find out more about the fluid and complex nature of genre classification. . | Claremont Colleges working papers in economics Claremont Graduate University Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies Claremont McKenna College Drucker Graduate School of Management Harvey Mudd College Lowe Institute Pitzer College Pomona College Scripps College Conflicts of Interest in the Hollywood Film Industry Coming to America - Tales from the Casting Couch Gross and Net in a Risky Business Thomas E. Borcherding and Darren Filson June 19 2000 1. Introduction It s very difficult to identify conflict of interest. Life is full of them. Warren Beatty remarks following a Screen Actor s Guild meeting in Los Angeles Feb. 22 2000 James Bates and Claudia Eller Los Angeles Times Company Town The Biz Cl and C6. Making a film is an uncertain enterprise not just because of the fickleness of movie goers but because of the immense complexity of the process. From its initial conception in the pitch to its ultimate exhibition at the movie complex or placement at the local video store the coordination process in the making of a film is a team effort with enormous potential for economic dissonance. The Hollywood problem inheres in motivating the myriad of economic agents in this process - actors agents and managers directors producers and Professor and Assistant Professor of Economics respectively School of Politics and Economics Claremont Graduate University 160 E. Tenth St. Claremont CA 91711. Email . We would like to acknowledge useful conversations with Keith Acheson Fernando Fabre Stephen Ferris Scot Lewis Alfredo Nava Michael Riley and Paola Rodríguez. Matthew Borcherd-ing the senior author s son and a graduate of Hastings College of Law University of California shared his expertise drawn from an entertainment law course taught by Professor James Kennedy in Spring 1999. Art De Vany Sherwin Rosen Gary Segura Karyn Williams and the editors provided useful comments on the paper and Nancy Lumpkin helped US with the .