4. History of Hollywood
Origins
โข Thomas Edison and the Kinetoscope
(1890)
โข D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
(1910)
โข MGM, Fox, Universal, Paramount, Warner
โข From the silent films to the โtalkiesโ
โข Foreign-language versions
5. History of Hollywood
Golden Age
โข Each studio had its own style
โข MGM at the top
โข The rise of Disney
โข Many movies now considered classics
6. History of Hollywood
Decline of the studio system
โข A federal antitrust action (1950)
โข The advent of television
โข Lackluster films (Snow White and Seven
Dwarfs)
8. History of Hollywood
Modern cinema
โข Blockbusters
โข Independent films
โข New generation of film makers : Spike
Lee, Soderbergh, Tarantino, Nolanโฆ
โข 3D experience
9. Film genres
Action
โข Challenges
โข Required physical feats
โข 2D and 3D
โข Special effects !
โข Connections with Sci-Fi, Comedy, Thriller
โข Examples : Mr and Mrs Smith (2005),
Rambo (1982), Shooter (2007)
โข Video : Die Hard 2 (1990)
10. Film genres
Animation
โข Cartoons
โข 2D and 3D
โข Bigger projects
โข Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi,
Comedy
โข Examples : The Lion King (1994), Toy
Story (1995), Shrek (2001)
โข Video : Ice Age 4 (coming soon)
11. Film genres
Comedy
โข Humour
โข Oldest film genre
โข Most popular
โข Examples : Modern Times (1936), The
Big Lebowski (1988), Groundhog Day
(1993)
โข Video : The Hangover (2009)
12. Film genres
Drama
โข Emotional themes
โข Character development
โข Academy Awards
โข Examples : The Godfather (1972),
Goodfellas (1990), The Shawshank
Redemption (1994)
โข Video : Forrest Gump (1994)
13. Film genres
Fantasy
โข Magic or supernatural events
โข Special effects
โข Bigger projects
โข Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi, Action
โข Examples : Lord Of The Ring (2001), Alice
in Wonderland (2010), The Chronicles of
Narnia (2005)
โข Video : Harry Potter 7 part II (2011)
14. Film genres
Horror
โข Fear
โข Lower budget
โข Connections with Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
โข Examples : The Exorcist (1973), Alien
(1979), The Shining (1980)
โข Video : Saw VII (2010)
15. Film genres
Romance
โข Love stories
โข Lower projects
โข Connections with Comedy, Action
โข Examples : P.S. I Love You (2007), Dirty
Dancing (1987), Twilight (2008)
โข Video : Pretty Woman (1990)
16. Film genres
Sci-Fi
โข Fiction
โข Imaginary
โข 2D or 3D
โข Special Effects
โข Connections with Romance, Thriller, Action
โข Examples : Star Wars (1977), E.T. (1982),
The Fifth Element (1997)
โข Video : Avatar (2010)
17. Film genres
Thriller
โข Suspense
โข Tension
โข Often linked with crime
โข Examples : Pulp Fiction (1994), Se7en
(1995), The Dark Knight (2008)
โข Video : Goodfellas (1990)
19. Hollywood as a business
Box Office
All time worldwide
10 films made more than
Se7en (1995) $ 1 000 000 000 each
8 of them are part of
famous franchises
7 of them are sequels
Source : boxofficemojo.com
20. Hollywood as a business
Box Office
All time USA
3 films made more than
$ 500 000 000 each
6 of them are part of
famous franchises
5 of them are sequels
Source : boxofficemojo.com
21. Hollywood as a business
Box Office
Adjusted USA
7 films made more than
$ 1 000 000 000 each
1 of them is part of a
famous franchise
None of them are sequels
Source : boxofficemojo.com
22. Hollywood as a business
Revenue
The tickets sold in the USA generated
an estimated $ 10 000 000 000
in revenue in 2009 and in 2010
Source : the-numbers.com
26. Future of cinema
MaxiVision48
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)