1 What were the Big 5 studios & what type of movies was each studio famous for?

1. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2. Wizard of Oz, Warner Bros
3. Casablanca, Paramount
4. A farewell to Arms, Fox
5. Miracle on 34th Street and RKO – Citizen Kane

2.  Explain what vertical integration and block-booking was?

vertical integration  the practice of a large corporation controlling multiple aspects of the film industry, from production and distribution, to exhibition and even ownership of the theaters

.Block-booking An act or instance of reserving a large number of tickets,

3. Why and when did the original studio system collapse?

The Court ruled in United States v. Paramount in, 1948, finding that the studios had violated anti-trust laws,

4. What was happening in America in 1948

. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces

1.  why did filmmakers move to Hollywood

the weather was ideal for filmmaking and there was quick access to various settings. Los Angeles became the capital of the film industry in the United States. The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios.

2. silent era stars Hollywood

Greta Garbo

Charlie chaplain

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silent era directors

• van Abramson.
• John G. Adolfi

3. why was the Hollywood studio like a factory production line

Adopting a ‘scientific management’ approach to film production, the studios began to model themselves on factories, employing assembly-line techniques, hierarchical structures, and a strict division of labour;

4. what as the first talking picture

The first feature film originally presented as a talkie (although it had only limited sound sequences) was The Jazz Singer, which premiered on October 6, 1927.

5 . why did end of the silent movie caused problems for actors and directors

some actors didn’t match the characters that were playing

6. what was happening in the us during the end of silent movies

in 1929 the great depression was in America

30 second film.MOV

this is soooo fire

date 9.12.23

cast: harry oisin josh ( pluh jimbo j-dawg)

location: st cathrines woods

possible goblins roam these woods

Verisimilitude:

A film has verisimilitude if it seems realistic and the story has details, subjects, and characters that seem similar or true to real life, or mime convincing aspects of life in important or fundamental ways.

Social realism:

Social realism is the term used for work produced by filmmakers that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions.

Magic realism

Magical realism portrays fantastical events in an otherwise realistic tone. It brings fables, folk tales, and myths into contemporary social relevance

Hyperreality:

where many of the artificial reality that arises even seem more real than the existing reality.

this is England

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blood sweat and tears went into this beauty