As an avid movie and history fan, who has been woefully underexposed to Canadian movies up until now, understanding how we perceive ourselves (and how we used to perceive ourselves) is an enticing notion to me. However, I am not so much interested in a narrow, definitive profile of Canada 's cinematic identity as I am in the evolving relationship between Canadian movies and Canadian history in the mid-20th century. What specific historical events and factors gave rise to the different Canadian film movements? How did exterior factors (such as Hollywood, or the international political climate) impact how we tell stories? Finally—and most importantly—what do all these things tell us about Canada 's evolving set of national values?
Pickford helped establish film as a key component in Canadian culture as one of the first Canadian actresses to make it in the film industry and win the Academy Award for Best Actress. During the late 19th century, the world was going through a significant change as motion pictures were just being introduced.
The decade after the war brought in prosperity, wealth, national pride, and a way to escape from the war over the past years. The 30s was also a decade in which people wanted to get away however, it was filled with despair and grief. The reasons why many people once immigrated to Canada were now gone. The 1920s and 1930 were very different based on their social climate, women roles, politics, and economy.
So many American citizens would spend 83 cents of every dollar going to see the movies that were out. Movies became a daily part of American society and one of biggest forms of entertainment. The movies themselves were teaching the people how to dress, talk, and to appear “sexy”. The early films during the roaring twenties were silent. The year that films actually had sound in them was in 1927.
Entertainment became simpler than ever before as there began to be real movies and electricity was beginning to be used in homes. In movies,
In 1922, Foster Hewitt broadcasted the first ever hockey game on radio (Videos). This was an exciting time for Canadians because those who weren’t able to attend the match, could be informed what’s happening via radio. During the Roaring Twenties, silent films were very popular to watch (1920s Movies). Silent films were movies in black and white with no talking, only sound effects. This was an exciting time for Canadians because the silent films distracted Canadians, amused them with various plots, and helped them forget about World War I.
During the decade of the 1920's, news and entertainment went through a makeover. The emergence of radio and film would transform the manner in which Americans would receive their information. Radio The first radio news program was on August 31, 1920 on 8MK out of Detroit, Michigan.
After World War I, people in the 1920s had money to spend, which helped the entertainment industry to rise. Radio introduced music to society as well as the famous singers became easily known with it. Plays and movies also became popular. Movies had no sound at first, until 1927 when the first film with sound came out. Newspapers mainly informed about celebrities and their works.
The 1920's should be remembered as a cynical but carefree time of jazz, gin, and socioeconomic prosperity. Modern cultural norms were drastically affected during this period. Numerous technological innovations evolved, and mass production of technology plagued the United States, ultimately benefiting, and negatively affecting economic, social, and political gestures. Whereas the telephone and radio had already been invented, they became of popular use during the early 20th century, both of which were used to positively alter the entertainment industry. Phonograph technology saw rise during this period, which allowed musicians (such as jazz instrumentalists, whose study is primarily based on improvisation techniques) to produce phonograph recordings
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
In the 1920s, movies became the most popular form of American entertainment. No one expected these films, that were once only a couple seconds long, to influence history as much as they did. This addition of technology to the American lifestyle had the rich and the poor lined up to see the newest showings. The movies reflected American culture and personalities. The film industry made an outstanding increase when it changed location, met competition, and when it began adding sound and color.
Hollywood and the Movie Industry The 1920’s was an era of great transformation in the realm of the film industry. Hollywood created the merriment that entertainment brought. With that, it introduced a way of contentment to the entire world. The film industry truly began to flourish in the 1920’s. Thus, Hollywood is considered the birthplace for movie studios.
In 1927, the release of Alan Crosland’s film The Jazz Singer revolutionized the movie industry with the first feature length movie to utilize synchronized sound. Prior to this innovative film the industry was primarily focused on what are now known as “silent films,” which would often be accompanied in the theatre with live music or sometimes even a recorded soundtrack. The accompanying music would set the mood for these dialogue-less films, and in many ways convey more intricate aspects of the story that could not be expressed through the cinematography alone with the technology at the time. With the utilization of synchronized sound in cinema, the industry adapted a new type of film known as “talkies,” which were just as often musical movies
The role of the Canadian contribution to the United States of America`s film industry raised greatly. According to “The Montreal Gazette” (1979), Michael McCabe, executive director of the Canadian Film Development Corp., which has been financing movies for 11 years, says Canada could be considered “Hollywood North.” In addition, the mayor of Toronto reaffirmed that Canada has become the third movie production center after Los Angeles and New York. Regarding the amount and budget of movies were either shot or produced (or both) in Toronto, the cooperation between The United States and Canada had proceeded to another level. As an example, Canadian-American Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. was famous and reputable broadcasting company worldwide based in Toronto, which had offices not only in the United States, but United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain and Australia before it was split and sold in
Why did Hollywood become the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930s? Hollywood became the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930’s due to the implications of World War II Hollywood rose to become the dominant film industry with audiences inside and outside America by the end of the 1930’s due to the implications caused by World War II. The Hollywood era of the 1930’s, which is also known as the Golden Age, was filled with great benefits for the film studios of Hollywood. The main factors that, enabled Hollywood to become the dominant film industry by the end of the 1930’s included a combination of factors including: the rise of the five major studios, the Great Depression, and technological developments.
