•How many cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema ? (1930s to 60s)

14-15

•How many cinema screens are there now?

10

•What independent cinema spaces currently exist on Jersey?

Howard Davis, The grand hotel

•Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general.

The rise of streaming services has contributed to the decline of turnout in theaters. Going to the movies is a beloved experience for many, but has become less popular as of late.

During the Golden Age of cinema (1930-1960s), Jersey had six cinemas, with typically one screen per cinema, excluding the Odeon, which had a few more.

Nowadays, there are only 10 cinema screens located at Cineworld in St Helier, aside from various independent cinema spaces which could be rented, such as Howard Davis Park, where the Jersey Film Festival has taken place at one year.

The number of cinema screens over the years have declined in Jersey due to the release of DVD and other formats that are more easily accessible, and with the releases of modern streaming services, less and less cinemas have popular films to show. This implies that in the future most films will have to release straight to a streaming service, as a cinema release isn’t as strong a source of profit as it used to be.

During the golden age of cinema there was 6 cinemas in Jersey.

Currently in jersey there are 10 cinema screens all of which are located at Cineworld.

Some independent spaces for film in Jersey are Howard Davis. The Art Centre as well as The Art House and The Grand Hotel.

Cinema screens have declined in recent years due to a decline in consumer interest in cinema going as well as the recent pandemic. Some implications of this is that many films wont have an official premiere and will go straight to digital such as Netflix and Amazon prime.

How many screens were there in Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema? (1930s to 1960s)

Roughly 15

How many cinema screens are there now?

10

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

The Arts Centre, Howard Davis, The Grand Hotel

Explain why the number of cinema spaces have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general.

As there are more streaming services like Netflix there is no need for people to leave their comfortable homes. Also since the cinema age of creation was quite recent and cinemas were an invention just made it was a lot more of a gift to go. Lastly, because of COVID many cinemas have been forced to shut down.

How many Cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema (1930’s to 60’s)?

Around 6 cinemas in Jersey at that time

How many Cinema screens are there now?

There are 10 screens in Cineworld – This is now Jerseys only cinema.

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

The Art House Jersey, Jersey Arts Centre, Howard Davis park/Jersey parks, The Grand Hotel

Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general?

Cinema screens have declined due to the gradual introduction of the television in the 1950’s – Golden Age of Television. Along with the availability of online streaming services such as Netflix and Disney + etc, leading film entertainment to be more accessible, meaning there’s less need to go to the cinema.

How many cinema screens were there on Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema? (1930s to 60s)

There were roughly 7 cinemas.

How many cinema screens are there now?

10

What independent cinema spaces currently exist on Jersey?

Cineworld

Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general

The rise of televisions in households meant that less people had a need of going to the cinema. Recently the rise of streaming services mean people can watch even more films from home.

How many cinema screens were there in Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema? (1930s to 60s)

Around 14-15

How many cinema screens are there now?

10

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

Howard Davis, The Grand Hotel, The Arts Centre

Explain why the number of cinema screens has declined over the years what are the implications for the film industry in general?

The number of cinema screens has declined due to cinema becoming less popular over the years. Because cinema was popular during the “Golden age” of it there were more screens, but as time passed the popularity of cinema has decreased massively. The rise of streaming services has also contributed to this decline of turnout in theatres.

How many cinema screens were there in Jersey during the “Golden Age” of cinema?

There were roughly 13/14 cinema screens in Jersey during 1930s to 1960s.

How many cinema screens are in Jersey now?

There are now 10 screens in Jersey in Cineworld, this is Jersey’s only cinema.

What independent cinema spaces currently exist in Jersey?

Howard Davis, The Grand Hotel, The Arts Centre

Explain why the number of cinema screens have declined over the years and what you think the implications are for the film industry in general

The number of cinema screens have declined over the years due to the increase of streaming services people now have access to. Streaming films at home is much easier than going to the cinema and much cheaper too.

1. In the ‘Golden Age’ of Cinema, there were roughly 7 cinemas operation between these years.

2. There are 10 public cinema screens, currently operated by Cinema.

3. The original Odeon building is available to hire, and many properties in Jersey have private cinemas.

4. The number of cinemas screens has declined because of the rise of at-home cinema: aka being able to rent or buy a film from your own home. As well, companies like Cineworld having a monopoly on local cinema has forced smaller businesses to shut down: such as ‘New Era’ in St Helier.

Narration within film, much like in theatre productions, typically involves a character detached from the story physically, as if it’s being retold by them, coined as a “Voice of God” style. Often narration is also done by a character featured in the film itself, such as Morgan Freeman within Darabont’s 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, considered a first-person style. Narration is used this way to position the audience within the mind of a character, and to provide context in a more direct and simpler way. However, the narrator isn’t always a character that the audience can trust – sometimes known as the unreliable narrator – they’re a character that’s lost their credibility in the audiences eyes, whether it’s because they have been deceived by the narrator, or because of certain attributes to the way they talk or behave that makes them unreliable.

Another film including narration like this could be 2005’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – starring Robert Downey Jr. as both a separate character and narrator in the narrative, much like The Shawshank Redemption.