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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
The Golden Age of Hollywood started in the 1927’s to the 1947’s, the studio system and the star system went hand in hand. The studio had almost complete control of their actors. The studio system was consolidated with the exploitation of familiar genres, the imposition of the motion picture production code. That created changes in the look of the movies and the economic success of the feature length narrative films. The studio system was very efficient, it standardized the way movies were produced.
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.
Economic Conditions The United States was just returning from war, which had always been prosperous for the country. American household income was increasing, as well as consumer spending (“1950s TV TURNS ON AMERICA” 44). This era of prosperity was reflective in the types of films being produced. Production companies began moving from creating films that focused on the war to using more entertaining subjects.
Yet, it is a widely accepted fact throughout all cultures and societies that cinema has changed in a number of ways. Some of these changes are attributed to the technological development, while others can be related to societal changes in terms of economics, politics, culture etc. Nonetheless, it can be seen that a considerable amount of cinematic elements remain unchanged or co-exist with the changes resulted from the digital
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