{"product_id":"dark-matter-3","title":"Dark Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eht \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Eye-opening and addictively readable.\"\u003ci\u003e Total Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho and what decides if a film gets funded?  How do those who control the purse strings also determine a film''s content \u003cbr\u003eand even its message?  Writing as the director of award-winning feature films including \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e24 Hour Party People \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Guantanamo\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eThe Trip \u003c\/i\u003eseries, Michael Winterbottom provides an insider''s view of the workings of international film funding and distribution, revealing how the studios that fund film production and control distribution networks also work against a sustainable independent film culture and limit innovation in filmmaking style and content. In addition to reflecting upon his own filmmaking career, featuring critical and commercial successes alongside a ''very long list'' of films that didn''t get made, Winterbottom also interviews leading contemporary filmmakers including Lynne Ramsay, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Asif Kapadia and Joanna Hogg about their filmmaking practice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book closes with a vision of how the contemporary filmmaking landscape could be reformed for the better with fairer funding and payment practices allowing for a more innovative and sustainable 21st century industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315175170430,"sku":"NW9781839023392","price":16.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781839023392.jpg?v=1778715198","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dark-matter-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}