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Direct-to-DVD: From Syfy to the Majors
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Haak, Christopher J.
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Year and Degree
2010, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Film Scholarship (Fine Arts).
Abstract
The direct-to-DVD market is an understudied aspect of the film industry. By focusing on Syfy, as both exhibitor and financier of direct-to-DVD movies, and the Majors’ direct-to-DVD divisions, I will show how these two distinct systems interact with the home video market. Initially one would think that these two systems, Syfy with its ultra low budget action and horror movies and the Majors more typical direct-to-DVD fare, would be in competition with one another, however, this is not the case. The Majors are not attempting to edge out the mini studios by producing a glut of movies at the $1-2 million range; instead they leave that to mini studios and focus on fewer, bigger titles.
Committee
Louis-Georges Schwartz, PhD (Committee Chair)
Ofer Eliaz, PhD (Committee Member)
Katerine Jellison, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
75 p.
Subject Headings
Business Costs
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Economics
;
Film Studies
Keywords
Direct-to-DVD
;
Syfy
;
The Asylum
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DVD economics
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Made-for-TV
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Haak, C. J. (2010).
Direct-to-DVD: From Syfy to the Majors
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292465802
APA Style (7th edition)
Haak, Christopher.
Direct-to-DVD: From Syfy to the Majors.
2010. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292465802.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Haak, Christopher. "Direct-to-DVD: From Syfy to the Majors." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1292465802
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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