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Hollywood was made the hub of all film production in USA as it was the furthest away from the east coast. The east coast was where all the film patents were.

Denmark’s film industry was described as ‘the best in the world’ in the 1910s because of how good the lighting in the movies were.

Häxan – Benjamin Christensen

The Phantom Carriage – Victor Sjöström

1908-1918

According to Cousins, why did the hub of film production in the USA move from The East Coast of America to Hollywood? Filmmakers moved to escape the patents of Thomas Edison.

Which nation’s film industry does cousins describe to be “the best in the world” in the 1910’s and why? Denmark

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and time cited by Cousin’s as remarkable. Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström, 1913)

Who directed Birth of a Nation (1915) and why did the film continue to divide opinions among film critics, practitioners and theorists? D. W. Griffith, Thomas Dixon Jr. Revived the Ku Klux Klan.

Why did the hub of film production in America move from the east coast to the west coast ?

There were less copyright laws on the west coast of USA

Which nations film industry does Cousin’s describe as “the best in the world” in the 1910s and why ?

Scandinavia, Denmark because they used light effectively

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and at this time.

Haxan by Benjamin Christensen

Ingeborg Holm, Victor Sjostrom

Who directed “Birth of a Nation” and why are opinions so divided?

D.W Griffith, the film was very racist and influenced KKK but it was very technically well made.

Why did the hub of film production in the USA move from the east coat to the west coast?

There were less copyright laws on the west coast of the USA.

Which nations film industry does Cousin’s describe as “the best in the world” in the 1910’s and why?

Scandinavia, Denmark because they used light effectively.

Give an example of two films and two directors from this place and time cited by cousin’s as remarkable.

Haxan by Benjamin Christensen

Ingeborg Holm, Victor Sjöström

Who directed Birth of a Nation and why are opinions so divided on it.

D. W. Griffith. The film was very racist and influenced white supremacists but was technically well made.