Discuss how vertical integration has altered in Hollywood from the classical era to the contemporary era, from an oligopoly to ‘tight diversification’.

General Requirements

All written work should adhere to the following standard rules for formatting and presenting academic work at the university-level:

Double spaced, 12-pt font, standard margins.

Essay title at top of first page, as well as your name.

All film titles should be in italics and should be followed by (director, date) after the first mention.

Essay

This assignment requires research beyond what has been covered in class and should include multiple references to acceptable sources (i.e. books, journals, but, journalistic sources are valid for this type of research). This essay will be marked according to the essay-marking criteria in the module handbook.

Essay tips:

Be organised. Break your essay down to various parts to make sure you give equal (or enough) time to argue your various points.

Be descriptive. Remember to be detailed with your descriptions and to include specific examples.

Contextualise your arguments with sources that support your analysis.

Include sources to strengthen your argument. Utilise the library. Begin with the set readings for this term, but expand beyond them. There is list of key tests and additional texts in the Handbook that may assist your research.

Be clear with your argument and the points you are trying to make. Fully develop your arguments- it is better to make a few very strong arguments with cited work as your foundation than to make a great deal of points that arent descriptive, well argued or cited.