1. consistent climate for all year round filming, the open landscapes and varied terrarium in the region provided diverse settings for films.
2. directors- Charlie chaplain (modern times 1936), Douglas Fairbanks (robin hood 1920s). actors- Clara Bow (the wild party, wings), and Theda Bara (Cleopatra, carmen)

3. Hollywood as a ‘dream factory’ producing film and media products follows this pattern: The ideas and talent of writers, directors, and actors manufacture films, with Silicon Valley technology now flowing into the story-telling technique. As with all factories, the ‘dump’ is part of the process.

4. On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length film to incorporate synchronized sound for sequences of dialogue. Though these sequences were limited and brief, hearing the voices of the film’s stars was a revelation for audiences.

5. Actors now had to memorize their lines ahead of time and stand still when they spoke, to ensure that the microphones would catch the sounds of their voices. And directors could no longer shout out instructions to the actors while the cameras were rolling

6. The decade was defined by a global economic and political crisis that culminated in the Second World War. It saw the collapse of the international financial system, beginning with the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the largest stock market crash in American history.

1. film makers and producers moved to Hollywood, along with their business from New York in search of a more consistent climate for round-the-year film shooting and to escape fees imposed by Tomas Edison, who owned many patents on the movie-making process.
2. silent film stars include Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. directors include Sergei Eisenstein, Tod Browning. popular pictures include ‘The gold rush’ (1925) and ‘The circus’ (1928) both starring Charlie Chaplin.
3. Referred to as ‘The Dream Factory’, (Hollywood in its heyday). Every week, 10 or more films came off the studios’ assembly lines.
4. the first Hollywood talking picture was ‘The jazz singer’ (1927)
5. The silent era of film created issues for actors as they where expected to know what to do without directors comments.
6. in this time period, the great depression was going on causing failed businesses as well as unemployment and financial struggles.

1. for a climate that advantages film makers (consistency). fees were cheaper
2. Charlie Chaplin, Wallace Reid (actors) Louis and Auguste Lumiere (filmmakers) Battleship Potemkin, The passion of Joan of arc (pictures)
3. Because a small selection of big companies such as Warner Bros. and Paramount controlled all aspects of filmmaking. known as vertical intergration. all revenue went to them.
4. The Jazz Singer (1927)
5. Directors had to rely on the actors to know what they were doing as directors couldn’t direct as actors were performing. Accents may also not fit the persona of the character the actor was playing too.
6. The great depression causing mass of unemployment, debt and business failure.