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

Filmmakers moved to Hollywood in the early 1900s to avoid the costs of Edison’s patents

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

Charlie Chaplin

Clara bow

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

stars, directors, writers, and crew all worked under long-term contracts. This setup allowed studios to produce films efficiently and consistently, creating a stronghold on the American entertainment landscape.

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

The Jazz Singer1927

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

Many actors left their film careers due to voice issues

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

The great depression

The Golden Age Of Hollywood

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

Hollywood studio system-

1. warner bros where known for more cheep low budget movies that where comedies and gangster movie like.

2. RKO was known for things like musicals

3. paramount pictures was known for European films

4. MGM where known for their high budget comedy’s, melodramas

5. Fox was known for bigger more artistic and award winning films.

• 2) Explain what vertical integration and block-booking
  was?

• Vertical integration is a business strategy that a company uses by owning many parts of their company to cu back payment to other companies.

• 3) Why and when did the original studio system
  collapse?

• The golden age of Hollywood ended for a myriad of reasons; chief among them were the growing popularity of television, the blacklisting  of prominent screenwriters, the rising costs of film production, and the “Big 5” anti-trust legislation.

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

• great depression

• 5) What genres were popular and why did people go
  to the movies in this period?

• escapism, fictional story’s where popular due to their ability to draw one away from real life.

Classical Hollywood Style

1. what is meant by the invisible style of storytelling?

Within film the idea of invisible style is keeping the visuals beautiful and enticing but not distracting away from the narrative of the story. This allows the viewers to be more immersed into the narrative rather than the background.

2. what is continuity editing?

The use of editing to correctly string along the narrative of the story keeping it all cohesive.