By : Abdul Wasay Rao

Summary

• History Of Town• History Of Cinema• Hollywood Today• Awards• Blockbusters• Production Companies• Animated Films

By : Abdul Wasay Rao

History Of Town• LA was a small Mexican town that

changed little in 3 decades after 1848 when California became part of the US.

• After the completion of Santé Fe Railroad line from Chicago to LA in 1885, immigrants flooded in especially white protestants from mid-west.

• LA had a strong economic base in farming, oil, tourism, real estate & movies.

• Hollywood made the city world famous & WW II brought new industry especially high-tech aircraft construction.

History Of Town• New ethnic groups especially from Mexico

& Asia have transformed the demographic base since 1960 old industries have declined but Tourism, Entertainment & High-tech remain strong.

• It was incorporated as city of Hollywood in 1903 but merged into LA in 1910.

• In 1980 LA’s population was 3,005,072 surpassing Chicago as 2nd in the whole nation.

History Of Cinema• 1886 land-owners Harvey & Daeida

Henderson Wilcox name their ranch Hollywood after Daeida met a woman in Ohio whose country house was called “Hollywood” for English Holly & Wood.

• In 1900 Jewish movie makers from New York found the sunny, temperate weather more suitable for year around location shooting. It boomed into the cinematic heart of the United States.

• In 1902 The Electric Theater, the first movie theater built for that purpose, by Thomas Lincoln Tally in downtown Los Angeles.

History Of Cinema• The name Hollywood was coined by

H.J.Whitley the (Father Of Hollywood) who bought 500 acre from Harvey & Daeida (Mother Of Hollywood).

• In 1907, The first film crew from the Selig polyscope company, films in LA with occidental Studios as founder Hobart Bosworth starring.

• In 1912, Thomas Tally

shows the first color

movie at the electric

theater in Hollywood

founded universal studio.

Hollywood Today• The Cinema of US, generally referred as

Hollywood has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since early 20th century.

• French Lumiere brothers are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema.

• Hollywood is some time separated into four main periods. The Silent Film Era, Classical, Hollywood Cinema, New Hollywood.

• Since 1920’s the American film industry has grossed more money every year than that of any other country.

Hollywood Today• Today American film studios collectively

generate several hundred movies every year making US the third most profilic producer of films in the world after the Indian & Nigerian cinema.

• Hollywood is considered the best film industry when it comes to the sound quality, computer graphics, story and direction skills & has produced CG films like Avatar & Tron: Legacy.

• Due to Hollywood achievements since 20th century every year several new directors, actors aspire to achieve great fame like their predecessors in Hollywood.

Awards• Organizations and festivals that recognize

achievements in cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names (such as the 'Oscar' for Hollywood's Academy Awards).

• Awards have been divided into three major categories: critic's awards, voted on (usually annually) by a group of critics; festival awards, awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival; and industry awards, which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry.

Awards• US celebrate academy awards every year.• Golden Globe Awards which are held in

the Beverly Hotel every year since 1961.• The Academy Awards or Oscars it was first

televised in 1953. The Oscars is also the oldest entertainment awards ceremony, its equivalents, the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theatre, and the Grammy Awards for music and recording, are modeled after the Academy Awards.

• The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV.

Actors & Directors• There are many famous actors & Directors

in Hollywood which make the Hollywood what it is today some of them are;

• John Wayne was born Marion

Robert Morrison in Winterset

in 26 may 1906 and was famous for Slow talk and distinctive gravelly voice

& distinctive cat-like walk.• James Dean was born in 1931 &

raised on a farm by his aunt &

uncle in Fairmount was famous

for his “Rebel without a cause”.

Actors & Directors• Marilyn Monroe was born Norma

Jeanne Mortenson on June 1,

1926 in Los Angeles, California.

Her mother was a film-cutter at

RKO Studios she was famous

for her Lisp, breathless voice,

Platinum blonde hair, Voluptuous figure.• Jack Nicholson, an American

actor, producer, screenwriter &

director, is a three-time

Academy Award winner and 12

time nominee.

Actors & Directors• Meryl Streep Considered by

many critics to be the greatest

living actress, Meryl Streep has

been nominated for the

Academy Award an astonishing

18 times, & has won it three times.• Martin Charles Scorsese was

born on November 17, 1942, in

New York, to Italian-American

parents. He directed all time hit

movie “Goodfellas” and is on

top of imdb’s director’s list.

Actors & Directors• James Francis Cameron was

born on August 16, 1954 in

Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.

He moved to the United States

in 1971. And has Directed &

Produced top hit films like Avatar & titanic.• Tim Burton was born in 1958

California. His early film career

was fueled by almost

unbelievable good luck, It’s his

talent & originality that kept him

at the top of the Hollywood tree.

Block Busters• Hollywood has created many block busters

since the 20th century some of its biggest block-buster are:

• Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane

(1941) is frequently cited in

critics polls as the greatest film

of all time.• Victor Fleming’s Gone with the

Wind held the record of highest

grossing film for 25 years, &

adjusted for inflation has earned\

more than any other film.

Block Busters• Titanic (1997) by James Cameron inspired

by the true incident is

considered best film for the

decade and is on 2nd highest

grossed film of all time.• Avatar which is directed &

written by James Cameron is

an Animated Fantasy film

released in (2009) is the 1st

highest grossed film of all time

due to its sceneries & CG

(Computer Graphics).

Production Companies• Hollywood is the home of some of the

greatest production companies of all time I.E:

• Warner Bros. Entertainment & Warner Bros. Animation is considered the biggest production house of US/Canada & has market share of 17.1%. It has produced films like Batman Trilogy, Gravity & Matrix.

• The Walt Disney, Pixel & Walt Disney Animation studios is Second biggest Production house with 15.9% share & has produced films like The Jungle Book, Star Wars & Bambi.

Production Companies• Colombia Pictures & Sony Animation is

considered 4th with 11.2% share and has produced films like It Happened One Night, The Amazing Spider Man & The Smurfs 2.

• Fox Filmed Entertainment (21st Century Fox) & Blue Sky studios has 10.8% share and has produced hit films like Avatar, X-Men: Days Of Future Past & Alien.

• Paramount Pictures & Paramount Animation hold a share of 8.94% share in Hollywood Industry & had produced block busters like The God Father, The Transformers & The Adventures Of Tintin.

Animated Films• Animated Films holds became famous in

Hollywood especially in late 20th century to until now Animated Movies make a lot of revenue some of the greatest animated films of all time are:

• Frozen (2013) by Jennifer Lee

story of a winter queen and her

sister.

The Lion King (1994) by Roger

Allers about a Lion cub and

future king Simba searches for

his identity.

Animated Films• Wall-E (2008) by Andrew

Stanton In the distant future, a

small waste collecting robot

inadvertently embarks on a

space journey & will ultimately

decide the fate of mankind.• Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) by Isao

Takahata about a tragic film

covering a young boy and his

little sister's struggle to survive

in Japan during World War II.

Animated Films• Toy Story 3 (2010) by Pixar, lee Unkrich.

The toys mistakenly delivered

to a day-care center instead of

the attic before Andy leaves, &

it's up to Woody to convince the

other toys that they weren't

abandoned & to return home.• Spirited Away (2001) by Hayao

Miyazaki, A 10-year-old girl

wanders into a world ruled by

gods, witches & monsters where

humans change into animals.

Reference• www.wikipedia.com• www.hollywoodfilmoffice.org• www.imdb.com• www.filmsite.org• www.rottentomatoes.com• www.express.co.uk