[Commlist] New Book: Online Film Production in China Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts

New book:

Online Film Production in China Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts: 
The Development of Collaborative Platforms for Emerging Creative Talents

Patrice Poujol | Springer, 2019


About this Book:

This book addresses topics including the development of film production 
in China, platformisation, and blockchain technology for emerging 
filmmakers.It proposes solutions including (but not limited to) 
blockchain and smart contract technologies to develop new ways to 
finance independent films and digital media worldwide.

Using case studies of Alibaba and in-depth, on-set observation of a 
Sino-US coproduction, as well as research collected from urban China, 
Hong Kong, Europe, and the USA, ‘Online Film Production in China Using 
Blockchain and Smart Contracts’ explores new digital platforms and what 
this means for the international production of creative works.

This research assesses the change in media consciousness from young 
urban audiences, their emergence as a potential participative and 
creative community within dis-intermediated, decentralised and 
distributed crowdfunding and crowdsourcing models.

This book ultimately discusses important questions about copyright, the 
adoption of new digital platforms and what this means for the production 
of creative works, which circulate on these distribution windows in 
China. In the last chapter, a new model to finance and produce creative 
content proposes to bring transparency to the film sector and to open 
doors to emerging artists in digital media.

Appropriate for both professionals and academics in the cultural and 
creative industries as well as computer science.


Springer Nature Switzerland
Pages: 460 •

*eBook ISBN *978-3-030-02468-0 • US$119.00 ***

*Hardcover ISBN *978-3-030-02467-3 • US$159.99 *

*Prices subject to change.

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Series: International Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology

Subjects: Political Economy of the Media, Innovation/Technology 
Management, Film and TV Production

If you have any questions, please feel free to connect at: 
(patrice.poujol /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(patrice.poujol /at/ gmail.com)>

If you would like to ask for a review copy, you can also email 
(anthony.dunlap /at/ springernature.com) 
<mailto:(anthony.dunlap /at/ springernature.com)> and (paul.drougas /at/ springer.com) 
<mailto:(paul.drougas /at/ springer.com)>

For more information:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pulsefilms/

and

https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030024673

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

Part I. Theoretical Framework and Contextualisation:

2. Literature Review

3. Political-Economic Transformations in China

4. Mapping Out the Chinese Media Landscape

Part II. Case Studies: Industrial and Ethnographic Perspectives:

5. Alibaba Pictures: An Illustration of Changing Business Cultures and 
Film Finance

6. Live Film Production Case Study: The Last Race

7. The Case Study of Youku Tudou

Part III. Participant Approach for a Participatory Model:

8. Chinese Audiences: Evolution and Change of Media Consciousness

9. Participatory Involvement and Focus Groups with Emerging Creative Talents

10. Proposal for a New Participatory Creative Production Model

11. Conclusion


Endorsements:

“Poujol has given us an informed, incisive analysis of the political 
economy of the Chinese media industries and intriguing insights into the 
game-changing possibilities of blockchain technologies.”

                                     --Richard Allen, Dean and Chair 
Professor of Film and Media Art at School of Creative Media, City University

“Transparency and accountability are cornerstones for a vibrant creative 
industry, and Patrice explains in his book how we can build better 
platforms that serve artists and society.”

--Leonhard Weese, President at the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong

“An extensively enlightening read, Patrice Poujol’s assessment is 
masterful and indispensable.”

                                     --Amit Jumani, Director at Krisco 
Media FZC

“Supported by in-depth research, the author’s analysis of the innovative 
ways used in the online film and media industry in contemporary China is 
excellent and full of timely insights.”

                                   --Jenny Kwok Wah Lau, Professor in 
the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University

“Poujol presents a candid and revealing analysis in this highly 
interdisciplinary work, expertly integrating cultural, economic, 
political, and technical perspectives on sound bases of critical review 
and first-hand research.”

                                    --George Whitfield (MIT), CEO of 
HodlPal

“Filmmaking is hard to do and even more difficult to fund, and in China 
some of these problems have magnified greatly. There is a world of 
creative talent in China just waiting to be unleashed, and the author 
shows that blockchain technology has the potential to do just that, and 
usher in a new golden age of Chinese cinema. Patrice offers an 
informative explanation of how blockchain technology could change this, 
and an honest and hopeful message about the potential for this 
technology to unleash a new generation of Chinese filmmakers. A 
wonderful read.”

                                --Ryan King, Director of Acceleration 
at Emurgo Hong Kong (Cardano)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Patrice Poujol is a Research Fellow at the Applied Computing and 
Interactive Media Centre (ACIM), Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, 
City University of Hong Kong. His research interests feature digital 
entertainment, blockchain and the creative industries.

Taking his research as a solid foundation for his future work, he is 
currently integrating his experience, his knowledge and his network in 
technology, finance, and media to continue his research and to develop 
the Lumière Project with a team of experts from the tech world and the 
film industry. This project should contribute to make the film industry 
more equitable, creative, and transparent.

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