1. Why did film makers and producers move to Hollywood? – The weather was consistent all year round, making outdoor shooting much easier to do.
2. Name some of the big stars, directors and pictures from the silent era. – Charlie Chaplin directed and starred in The Gold Rush (1925). Lillian Gish starred in The Birth of a Nation (1915), directed by D. W. Griffith.
3. In what ways was the early Hollywood studio system like a factory or studio line? – revenues from film distribution and exhibition allowed production plants to continue running.
4. When and what was the first talking picture? – The Jazz Singer (1927)
5. Why did the end of the silent era cause problems for some performers working in the film industry? – Many actors voices did not suit their onscreen presence or had heavy accents.
6. What was happening in America at this time? – The Great Depression, the stock market crash and World War 1.

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.

1. Why did filmmakers and producers move to Hollywood?

Cheap land and labour, the ready accessibility of varied scenery, and a climate ideal for year-round outdoor filming.

To escape Thomas Edison as he was suing people for making films.

2. Stars, directors and pictures from the silent era.

Charlie Chaplin

Greta Garbo

Hugo Ballin

Frank Borzage

metropolis

City lights

3. in what way was early Hollywood studios like a factory or production line?

Hollywood was out to make money. few big group owned everything.

4.when and what was the first “talking picture”?

The Jazz Singer released in 1927.

5. why did the end of the silent era cause problems for some performers working in the industry?

Many actors’ voices didn’t fit their onscreen image or were heavily accented.

6. what was happening in america around this time?

The wall street crash, 1929

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How does director Danny Boyle use micro elements to create meanings effectively?

sound – the song ‘Underworld – Born Slippy’ plays at the start of the film and plays at the end of the film to emphasise the story and show the character development. Each of the songs are played to elevate a particular scene or moment.

editing – the toilet scene is edited in a way to show the character appearing mad and the drugs taking effect, it shows his obsession with the drugs as he’s going down to reach them from the toilet. The editing of this scene shows the drug taking effect.

mise en scene – The shared flat that is featured in the film represents the tough lifestyle that they live in and it adds to the characters that they are and their obsession to drugs which is obviously shown by the way they live. For example if they lived in a clean, stylish flat which no cracks in the wall and proper furniture, they may not be hardcore drug users.

cinematography – the majority of the filming location was in Glasgow with a few final scenes being filmed in London. The rural countryside is quite typically opposite to the films characters story’s as if they were to match their characters completely it would maybe be filmed in a busy city in which more drugs are used. however the cinematography of the scenes shot really add effect to the storyline as it does match the characters.

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