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Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)

Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)

Markus Spöhrer
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522506164|ISBN10: 1522506160|EISBN13: 9781522506171
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch008
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Spöhrer, Markus. "Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)." Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies, edited by Markus Spöhrer and Beate Ochsner, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 114-141. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch008

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Spöhrer, M. (2017). Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982). In M. Spöhrer & B. Ochsner (Eds.), Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies (pp. 114-141). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch008

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Spöhrer, Markus. "Applying Actor-Network Theory in Production Studies: The Formation of the Film Production Network of Paul Lazarus' Barbarosa (1982)." In Applying the Actor-Network Theory in Media Studies, edited by Markus Spöhrer and Beate Ochsner, 114-141. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0616-4.ch008

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Abstract

This paper explores the possibilities of ANT as an approach to Production Studies. On the basis of a detailed production log written by producer Paul Lazarus, the coming-into-being of the film Barbarosa (1982) is described. By using ANT, the assemblies of the film production, the hybrid networks and interconnections, which are established by human and non-human actors alike, are dealt with. Production is not a one sided process of inscriptions by humans on non-human actors. Rather, it needs to be understood as a reciprocal process of inscribing and acting. Finally, the “effects” are discussed which are produced by approaching film with ANT and conclusions are drawn as to how the theoretical scope of Production Studies needs to be modified: Films can be understood as “epistemic things” that are produced and produce themselves in reciprocal processes. They translate themselves into other networks after postproduction and are thus constantly subject to translational processes and not endlessly stable.

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