hollywood : heart of the american cinema
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PPT on Hollywood : Heart of the American cinemaTRANSCRIPT
ENGLISH 2011-2012Ms CARLISI B3
MARINARO LorenzoMARECHAL Sebastien
Heart of the American cinema
Summary History of Hollywood
Film genres
Hollywood as a business
Future of cinema
Debate
Games
History of Hollywood
California Los Angeles
Source : wikipedia.org
Location
History of HollywoodOrigins• Thomas Edison and the Kinetoscope
(1890)• D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
(1910)• MGM, Fox, Universal, Paramount, Warner• From the silent films to the ‘talkies’• Foreign-language versions
History of Hollywood
Golden Age• Each studio had its own style
• MGM at the top
• The rise of Disney
• Many movies now considered classics
History of Hollywood
Decline of the studio system• A federal antitrust action (1950)
• The advent of television
• Lackluster films (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs)
History of Hollywood
New Hollywood• New generation of films
• Special effects
History of Hollywood
Modern cinema• Blockbusters
• Independent films
• New generation of film makers : Spike Lee, Soderbergh, Tarantino, Nolan…
• 3D experience
Film genres
Action• Challenges• Required physical feats• 2D and 3D• Special effects !• Connections with Sci-Fi, Comedy, Thriller• Examples : Mr and Mrs Smith (2005),
Rambo (1982), Shooter (2007)• Video : Die Hard 2 (1990)
Film genres
Animation• Cartoons• 2D and 3D• Bigger projects• Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi, Comedy• Examples : The Lion King (1994), Toy Story
(1995), Shrek (2001)• Video : Ice Age 4 (coming soon)
Film genres
Comedy• Humour• Oldest film genre• Most popular• Examples : Modern Times (1936), The Big
Lebowski (1988), Groundhog Day (1993)• Video : The Hangover (2009)
Film genres
Drama• Emotional themes• Character development• Academy Awards• Examples : The Godfather (1972),
Goodfellas (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• Video : Forrest Gump (1994)
Film genres
Fantasy• Magic or supernatural events• Special effects• Bigger projects• Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi, Action• Examples : Lord Of The Ring (2001), Alice
in Wonderland (2010), The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)
• Video : Harry Potter 7 part II (2011)
Film genres
Horror• Fear• Lower budget• Connections with Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller• Examples : The Exorcist (1973), Alien
(1979), The Shining (1980)• Video : Saw VII (2010)
Film genres
Romance• Love stories• Lower projects• Connections with Comedy, Action• Examples : P.S. I Love You (2007), Dirty
Dancing (1987), Twilight (2008)• Video : Pretty Woman (1990)
Film genres
Sci-Fi• Fiction• Imaginary• 2D or 3D• Special Effects• Connections with Romance, Thriller, Action• Examples : Star Wars (1977), E.T. (1982),
The Fifth Element (1997)• Video : Avatar (2010)
Film genres
Thriller• Suspense• Tension• Often linked with crime• Examples : Pulp Fiction (1994), Se7en
(1995), The Dark Knight (2008)• Video : Goodfellas (1990)
Film genres
Other genres• Biography• Documentary• History• Musical• Western
Hollywood as a business
Box OfficeAll time worldwide
10 films made more than$ 1 000 000 000 each
8 of them are part offamous franchises
7 of them are sequels
Source : boxofficemojo.com
Se7en (1995)
Hollywood as a business
Box Office
Source : boxofficemojo.com
All time USA
3 films made more than$ 500 000 000 each
6 of them are part offamous franchises
5 of them are sequels
Hollywood as a business
Box Office
Source : boxofficemojo.com
Adjusted USA
7 films made more than$ 1 000 000 000 each
1 of them is part of afamous franchise
None of them are sequels
Hollywood as a business
Revenue
The tickets sold in the USA generatedan estimated $ 10 000 000 000in revenue in 2009 and in 2010
Source : the-numbers.com
Future of cinema
Full-HD• From theatres to televisions
• Blu-ray technology
Future of cinema
3D camera
Future of cinema
IMaxRegular theatres : 35mm
Imax :70mm
Future of cinemaMaxiVision48
Dark grey : Where we are now for TV
Light grey: Where most of theatres are now
Red : Where they were before for theatres (24fps)
Blue : Where they are now for theatres (48fps)
Future of cinema
Amusement Park• 4D
• Special effects• Animations• More than 3D
Debate
How do you feel about the current state of Hollywood ?
What do you think the film-going experience will look
like in the future ?
Games
Sky my husband !
Pictionary
Thank you for your attention and your
involvment !