The Hollywood studio system changed dramatically during the 1950’s. Hollywood saw the emergence of a new platform of entertainment, which negatively affected sales, film production and society as a whole. Film studios no longer controlled which movies were seen or where people saw them due to the Superior Court ruling U.S. vs. Paramount Picture Inc. The invention of the television brought much change to the America and the American film experience.
Later in the chapter, we learn about the censorship that Hollywood introduced during this era. In 1948, the Supreme court ruled that the studios had to divide themselves of their distribution outlets, thereby drastically reducing their income. According to Kolker, this also marked the beginning of the end of the Hollywood Golden Age. We also read about how television was impacting the attendance at the theaters. The film industry increased the size of the screen to compete.
It also has a weakness of limited contemporary relevance since as a historical documentary it may lack relevance to the contemporary viewers who are modern and so they lack the specific historical concepts. Therefore the film will require supplementary information to bridge the gap between the film’s release in the 1960s and the modern viewers. Advantages and Disadvantages of a Film as a Medium for Telling this History
Hollywood in the 1920s may not have been the Golden Age of films, but it was a significant decade for the movie industry during one of the greatest times of prosperity in the United States. The boom in the growth of the film industry was made possible at the time by the studios that moved in and took over Hollywood: the “Big Five”, the “Little Three”, and “Poverty Row”. These studios were able to be successful, though because of the remarkable technological advancements made during the’ '20s in Hollywood which led to the films people see today that are filled with complex graphic effects and remarkable sound. As everyone rushed to the movies during the Roaring '20s, this new pastime created questions on how the films would influence the young
During Hollywood's so-called “Golden Age,” the studio system in place at the time was very different compared to that which exists today. The modern film industry operates very differently, and that is due to multiple factors and events that took place during the 1930s and 40s. The Great Depression, World War II, and the Supreme Court all affected the studio system in fundamental ways. The heyday of Hollywood studio power can be defined within the confines of the Great Depression.
The studio system of “Golden Age” was factory. The majors such as Paramount had hundred acre facilities that were self-sufficient communities. Each building had a purpose, whether it was a studio with one set or multiples sets, storage or set making, none of the were in short supply. The majors were an assembly line that could produce a movie a week. Hollywood worked on the basis of movies equal money, more movies is more money, more money is more power and power is what they had.
1.How did post-classical cinema break with classical Hollywood narration and style? Please refer to readings and illustrate with examples from one or more films and clips we saw in and for class. The transition from classical Hollywood narration and style to that of the post classical Hollywood period seen throughout the late 50s and 60s stems from the studios looser adherence to the production board. The studios were far less profitable than they had been in the past decade, mainly due to competition with TV and the paramount decision in 1948.
Film productions during the 1960's in America was subject to low attendances and studios that were facing shifts of ownership. Out of this time rose the increasing draw of the star and directors, as they were the only hope the studios had of drawing audiences. The studios drew less interest from viewers as they were being run by individuals who had less authority and confidence than the previous heads (Wexman 289). In this period also rose the American New Wave, led by young film makers.
During the 1950s, why was Hollywood in such a decline while the economy was booming? The film industry knew they needed to change in order to gain the attention back of the American audiences. Technology continued to evolve and made it difficult in the beginning with the addition of a new medium “The Television set”. The industry looked towards co-agreements with television companies, new technology and revising the production code in order for the film industry to reemerge with profits it knew it could make.
The early years of the 40s decade were not promising for Hollywood, especially after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, and the resulting loss of foreign markets. However, Hollywood film production rebounded and reached its peak during the years 1943 to 1946, now that the technical challenges of the early 30s sound era were far behind. Following the end of the war, Hollywood 's most profitable year in the decade was 1946, with all-time highs recorded for theatre
Television in the 1960’s The television was and still is an important invention to society. The television is a small box that displays a moving picture with sound and all kinds of shows. “If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners”-Johnny Carson (quotes.net).
In the nineteen twenties to the nineteen forties, these were the golden years for what came to be known today as experimental and avant garde film cinema. Over the decades, there have been several film makers and artists which have become iconic in the experimental film world such as Andy Warhol and Stan Brakhage. With a history lasting just as long as narrative cinema, experimental film has a time line of events just as exciting. Over the years, it has been given many different names; avant garde in the twenties, experimental in the forties, underground cinema in the fifties or independent cinema in the sixties, which is what avant garde is referred to as today. In the twenties, people were aware of what film was and its capabilities, which
The filmmaking industry would be forever altered in the 1950s, following the results of the Paramount case in 1948. An industry once considered indestructible—having survived the impact of a devastating economic depression and a world war—was no longer the dominant force it once was. The dawn of television in American culture prompted studio executives to take the first steps towards a new Hollywood in the mid-1950s. By investing in term synergies, experimenting with aesthetic enhancements in theaters, and revisiting and revising the Production Code, filmmaking in America once again began to prosper as a result of this industry shakeup (Lewis, 2008).
Hollywood is also the birthplace for movie studios. The industry affected the 1920’s and modern times. The way in which it affected the 1920’s, was that everything about the film industry dramatically grew with the innovations and technologies that were created. It affected modern times by introducing a phenomenal industry that needed to be kept up to date in every aspect. It also affected times by being such a great financial stronghold that everyone in the world knew about.
The Hollywood institution has been the dominant force throughout motion picture history due to the studios’ cooperative control of distribution as well as production. During the 1930’s, five major studios that became known as The Big-Five and
