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J.D. Connor
Associate Professor, Division of Cinematic & Media Studies
USC School of Cinematic Arts
J.D. Connor holds The Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Family Chair in American Cinema at USC School of Cinematic Arts. An expert in contemporary Hollywood, studio economics, media industries, production design, and comedy, his research blends Hollywood’s art and industry with economics and culture.
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Hollywood Math and Aftermath: The Economic Image and The Digital Recession
Money is Hollywood’s great theme – and can be given a particular occasion and career, as box office receipts, casino winnings, tax credits, stock prices, lotteries, inheritances. Or money can become a number, and numbers can be anything: pixels, batting averages, votes, likes. Through explorations of all these and more, J.D. Connor’s Hollywood Math and Aftermath provides a stimulating and original take on “the equation of pictures,” the relationship between Hollywood and economics since the 1970s.
The Studios After the Studios: Neoclassical Hollywood (1970-2010)
Explore the gaps between story and backstory in order to excavate the hidden history of Hollywood’s second great studio era from the independents of the 1970s to modern Hollywood dominated by a handful of studios.
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The Insiders Show: Insights from Innovators
What will the media landscape in Hollywood look like in the years to come? J.D. Connor of USC joins Wim and Jim during these unpredictable times in the industry to parse the daily headlines and predict which studios and technology partners could merge and find themselves partners in the content race. Find out what strategies are in play and who could be left out in this podcast episode.
