1.Why did film makers and producers move to Hollywood?

The mountains and the large untouched land made it ideal to establish studios

2.Name some of the big stars, directors and pictures from the Silent Era of Hollywood? (at least TWO of each)

director – Charlie Chaplin April 16, 1889

director – Lois weber June 13, 1879

actor – Clara bow

actor – Harold Lloyd

3.In what ways were the early Hollywood studio system like a factory or production line or even the Premier League (football)?

the early system made actors worth very little and could be loaned over to other film companies similar to how footballers could be sent over to play for other teams. Actors were told what they were and were not able to do making them very dependent with their managers.

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

The Jazz Singer, which premiered on October 6, 1927. A major hit, it was made with Vitaphone, which was at the time the leading brand of sound-on-disc technology.

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

When actors were able to use their voice, some actors didn’t match their characters persona which made the characters appear confusing.

6.What was happening in America(and around the world) at this time?

WW1 , GREAT DEPRESSION , wall street crash 1929. These all made holly wood more successful since they were realising up to 800 films a year, meanwhile we only release less than 400 in todays date

The Hollywood studio system