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

-The mountains, plains and low land prices made Hollywood a good place to establish film studios.

Name some of the big stars, directors and pictures from the Silent Era of Hollywood?

-Charlie Chaplin

Produced his own films did the sound and sets for them. Charlie did his own stunts as well. Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars. From ‘Easy Street’ to ‘Modern Times’. He also made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time. He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp.

-Clara Bow

Actor- Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to ‘talkies’ in 1929.

-Douglas Fairbanks

Action hero and he did all his own stunts. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked Vigilante Zorro and other swashbuckling roles in silent films. One of the biggest stars of the silent era, Fairbanks was referred to as ‘The King of Hollywood’.

In what ways were the early Hollywood studio system like a factory or production line or even the Premier League?

-The studio system operated like a factory, with stars, directors, writers, and crew all working under long-term contracts.

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

-Due to the unsuitability of their voice and/or acting abilities with the new medium.

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

In America at the time the country’s wealth doubled from 1920-1929. Although in the 1930s the great depression hit and America suffered its largest struggles it had seen as a nation. World War 1 was also happening. It started in 1914 up until 1918.

Golden Age of Hollywood 1930- 1947

The five big Hollywood studios where – Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers Studios, MGM, 20th Century Fox and RKO.