The movies Overwhelming experience Hollywood’s influence
Cultural influence Fashion--Clueless Fad--dance--Sat Night Fever and disco Romance--Gone with the Wind Use of alcohol & drugs- Man with Golden Arm Politics--Primary Colors; Wag the Dog Violence--Diehard, Straw Dogs Sexuality--Marilyn Monroe et al
Movie technology 1877 Muybridge illusion/motion 1888-Dickson- motion pix/cam 1891-Eastman celluloid film 1922 Fox sound in newsreels 1927 talkie The Jazz Singer 1932/37 Disney full color movie/ Snow White
Adaptation from photography Persistence of vision Eadweard Muybridge/Leland Stanford “Bet” France--the Lumiere Brothers projected movies Thomas Edison’s “Black Maria” studio in 1891
Robert Flaherty 1921 documentary Nanook of the North Recorded reality
The Warner Brothers Harry, Jack and Albert The Jazz Singer in ,000 movie palaces equipped/sound
The major studios and the industry 1912 Universal 1916 failure of “Intolerance” 1919 United Artists 1923 Warner Bros 1923 Disney 1924 Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer 1929 RKO 1948 HUAC 1952 Supreme Ct. 1950s-TV competes
Three crises that reshaped Hollywood The Hollywood Ten Court bans on “vertical integration” Challenge from television
Hollywood’s response to television Technical innovation Content innovation
1950s and 60s content innovation Blackboard Jungle Rebel without a Cause Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Bonnie and Clyde The Graduate The Wild Bunch Porno flicks
Television and movies join together Competing industries merge Steep slide in box-office traffic $4 billion industry intertwined with TV First runs and after-markets –17 % of revenue from pay TV –8% from videotapes –Foreign releases--balance of trade
Movie exhibitors Early facilities--peep shows Nickelodeons 1913 elegant picture palace “Strand” NYC Drive ins
Exhibitors con’t Multiscreen theaters New cinemas Box office income “Nut” Exhibitors Distributors
Movie finances “Intolerance”--DW Griffith $$ flop-2 mil Financing sources Major studios loan $$, distribute film Independent producers--create Investor groups & banks
Artistic vs. budget issues Merchandise tie ins Product placement Toys Music Advertising in theaters!
Censorship Early demands to ban movies Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America--Will Hays--chief censor Fatty Arbuckle scandal Motion Picture Production Code Legion of Decency Roman Cath US Sup Ct--First Amendment
Current code NC 17 Labeling Self censorship 1/3 parents don’t know what their kids watch acc. to research
Review for Exam II Spielberg’s movies Power of effects of movies Contemporary documentaries Movietone newsreels--Fox/sound Impact of blacklist Paramount case
Review for Exam con’t Movie attendance Impact of TV Tech innovations Cost of tickets 1960s themes Moviegoers Oscars
Review for Exam con’t After market revenue Pay TV revenue “Nut”--movie house percentage Concessions Multiscreen theaters Distributors’ jobs Outside financing
Review for Exam, con’t Role of independent producers Foreign ownership of US studios Silver Screen partners Risk investors and banks Licensing fees/merchandise tie-ins Michael Eisner’s cross promotions Music tie-ins
Exam Review, con’t Product placement Film rating system