Originally, the movie industry was driven to the West Coast by the strict limitations placed on filmmakers by Thomas Edison’s monopoly known as “the Trust.” The physical distance between California and the East Coast-based Trust allowed filmmakers freedom they wouldn’t have had otherwise. The East Coast became suffocating for non-Edison-affiliated film makers. Every turn they made in the industry was met with a lawsuit, stifling creativity and stalling innovation. The environment that Edison concocted led to independent film makers wanting to get far away from him and his monopoly.

Denmark was the best in the industry at the time, so was Sweden. they used a lot of modern type films, and the natural light that they used that was unique. they used a lot of sexual nature that was not really allowed to be used at the time, but they used it anyway and they blew up really fast as a controversial film industry.

the birth of a nation was directed by Griffiths.

bound in morocco was directed by Allan Dwan.

as it is in life was directed by Griffith as well.

The Lumiere’s held the world’s first public movie screening on December 28, 1895, at the Grand Café in Paris. Their directorial debut was La sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière (Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory)

Cameramen would literally strap themselves and their cameras to the buffer of a speeding train. From this position, the film would appear to be moving thanks to an invisible force, hence the name ‘phantom ride’ by which they soon came to be known.

the film “the sick kitten” was so ground breaking because it had the first medium close up shot in it when they zoomed in on the kitten eating, The Sick Kitten is a 1903 British short silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring two young children tending to a sick kitten

Life of an American Fireman is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a woman and child from a burning building

Fans fled from all corners of the country to catch a glimpse of the ever-famous Florence Lawrence—this time with a name attached to her celebrated face. It was the beginning of stardom—not just for Flo, but for all other famous actors and actresses to follow. It was the birth of a “movie star” lifestyle.

the women in Bonnie and Clyde were all wearing long dresses and skirts throughout the whole movie, dressed very modestly and listened to their male partners. they were all “wives” or obeying a male in some sort of way. Other from Bonnie they were all married and all very respectful and obedient, as that was the stereotype at the time.

the men in the movie Bonnie and Clyde were all very dressed up, good jobs and would have a wife that they would tell what to do. they would be proper and dominating. unlike the women they would be the automatic “boss” towards their partners.

there was only one person of colour in the movie, a farmer, he was working at the house that got stolen from the bank. he did not say much because he was very low class and had no authority.

there was a lot of working class Americans, a really good example was. C.W Moss, who they picked up along the way of one of their crimes, he was living in a small house with his father. it was a small business that they ran to make a small amount of money.

Bonnie and Clyde was a very realistic movie, as they used actual cars and real shops. there was nothing too over edited to make it seem more realistic, to really get the true story across.

The influence French New Wave storytelling and editing is apparent in this ironic counterpoint. happening in slow motion is created by overlapping the action. For example, Clyde’s fall to the ground is split into three shots

“Editing and Bonnie and Clyde” Immediately in the film Bonnie and Clyde, director Arthur Penn uses editing to l;et the viewer know that the film will be moving at a rapid tempo. As photographs quickly flash across the introduction, it lets the viewer know that the action will be fast paced.

the music in Bonnie and Clyde, most of the movie did not have any music in it, when they would be in a police chase there would be upbeat music and it was very fast pace, to bring up the tension in the atmosphere.

the dialogue in Bonnie and Clyde was very traditional American accents, they would never really whisper, it would always be clear talking. when they were normally talking the volume would be normal but when they were yelling at each other the overall volume of the dialogue would be a lot louder. especially when Blanche was upset the volume of the dialogue would be a lot louder.

The scene was shaped by editor Dede Allen of whom Penn said, “she wasn’t an editor, she was a constructionist.” Jump cuts used inspired by French New Wave directors like Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut show Penn’s Film School background.

He used tempo, timing, along with joining shots to enhance the film. The most renowned scene in the film is the final scene of the film where Pen used various shots to capture several emotions and actions within seconds of film time. He also utilizes narrative sequencing to tell the infamous tale of Bonnie and Clyde.

an example of an editing style is when Bonnie ran out the car and had an argument with Clyde, this editing style is a reverse shot, where you can see their conversation from their point of view, and it jumps to their view point then it jumps to both of them on the screen no longer in their point of view.

Bonnie and Clyde was shot in Lavon, Texas. but they travelled all around America by stealing cars, and mainly in fields and small outback roads a lot of the time they were still in Texas but they went around most of the close states.

the set in Bonnie and Clyde was very 1930s, it was filmed in 1960s but they did the set of 1930s type. the banks and shops were all very old fashioned. they were all run down, outback small shops. the cars were old fashioned and posh, there was always small markets close by.

the costumes in bonnie and Clyde were 1930s themes. the girls were always in very modest dresses and skirts, although Bonnie sometimes wore her clothes a little bit more revealing, the women would also wear ballet flat shoes or small healed shoes, nothing too high but always very feminine. sometimes they would wear berates. the men always would wear full suits, with button up shirts, ties and a waste coat under their blazers, with dress shoes. they also frequently wore hats.

the props they used in the movies was, a lot of small guns, and the ones they stole off the police officer they used them a lot of times during the movie, they were a big part of the movie. they sometimes had bags/ small suitcases. blankets and pillows, that they used during the time they were on the run, so that they can sleep in different places.

Warren Beatty was already a star, he’s been in- Shampoo, Bugsy and Reds.

Warren was casted for this role because he saw the script as a producer and gave himself the role because he knew he would be good at the role.

Faye Dunaway was also a star, she’s been in- Network, Super girl and Gia.

i think Faye was casted as Bonnie because of not just because of her natural beauty but because she has this sense of not wanting to follow rules and because she has a sense of badness.

Gene Hackman was in a few movies during this time too- Unforgiven, Superman and No Way Out.

Estelle Parsons had been in a lot of movies too- Watermelon Man, Diane and Two People.

ill give the film a 9/10 i really liked it because it had a really good story line.

one memorable scene in the movie was when they humiliated the Sheriff by taking photos with him and pushing him into the lake. it really showed that they didn’t have any respect towards the police.

1. Hollywood cinema from the mid to late 1960s through to the mid to late 1970s, especially films by a new generation of directors that exploit economic uncertainty in the film industry and reflect political and cultural conflict in the culture

2. jean Harlow starred in, red dust and bombshell

Alice Faye starred in, tin pan alley and fallen angel

3. The economic troubles of the 1930s were worldwide in scope and effect. Economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world. Political chaos, in turn, gave rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler’s in Germany and the military’s in Japan