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Number One Quote

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“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”

They used the word damn

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Movies and us

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Dream factories, not dependent on advertising and our relationship is different than with other media

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Movie

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no rules, no precedents, no expectations, medium built by entrepreneurs, not elites

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But first, photography

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daguerrotype

-images etched on metal plates

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Calotype

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Translucent paper (negative) fro which we can make photo prints

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What is the idea of movies?

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a series of still photos in sequence and illusion of movement

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Edison invents the kinetoscope

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films is run through a machine, not projected

phonograph music plays–maybe

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The Lumiere Brothers

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film as novelty, reality scenes, first documentaries, more than one person can watch

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Early films

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novelty, few minutes long, one subject, once camera angle and no editing

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Narrative Films

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movies tell stories, engage imagination, create new realities

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Georges Melies

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Movies as stories, sequential shots, special effects, movies as fantasy
ex: trip to the moon

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Edwin S. Porter

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movies as narrative, first movies to use editing(montage), mobile camera, first western movie

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Nickelodeon

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democracy theater

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D.W Griffith

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epic stories, costly production, large casts, costumes, lighting, emotion, suspense, passion and controversial topics and big business

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Changing the lens

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Emmett J. Scott and Lincoln’s Dream

Nobel and George Johnson and Oscar Mucheaux

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Oscar Micheaux

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First African-American to produce a feature film and to produce a talking picture and focused on race and racial injustice

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From Novelty to Industry

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immigration to the U.S, migration to cites, politcal unrest, war in Europe and creativity/innovation

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Movies as a business

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it’s always sunny in California, international distribution and hollywood dominates

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The Studio System

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Elaborate Films, Big-name stars, control of movie industry

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Silents film era

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film as entertainment, cross language barriers, focus on the stars, not the stories

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Impact of the talkies

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New genres (musicals), acting quality, production-complicated, expensive and studios dominate

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The great escape

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depression in the 1930’s, movie as escape (screwball comedies, music, gagster, horror films, feature documentaries and social messages

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Scandals

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New media, new co cencerns

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The Hay Code

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no films that would lower moral standards, no brutal killings, no how-to depictions of crime, fire arms limited to the “essentials”

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What went at the end of the movies?

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“motion picture has moral obligations”

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Rules with the Hay Code

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no profanity, only married couples in the bedroom, no making fun of public officials/religious leaders, no illegal drugs or alcohol and they respect the flag

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What can’t they show because of the Hays Code?

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lustful kissing, no inter-racial relationships, no nudity or childbirth

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The Push Back

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First Amendment, defying the censors which you will not see on TV

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Movies and WWII

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Office of War Information, morale boosters and educational films

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McCarthyism

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Communists out of Hollywood

the “red” scare

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The Impact of TV

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Controversial issues, sexual topics, violence, target under 30s, color, 3-D, sound, special effects, a rating system

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What makes a movie a blockbuster?

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New technologies,
new audiences,
new demands

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Top 10 movie songs of all time

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  1. The Sound of Music
  2. Stayin’ Alive
  3. The Way We Were
  4. When You Wish Upon a Star
  5. Mrs. Robinson
  6. White Christmas
  7. Moon River
  8. Singin’ in the Rain
  9. As Time Goes By
  10. Somewhere over the Rainbow
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Rating System

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G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17

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Fast forward today

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It’s all about you(th)
You’re 20 percent of the population
You buy 30 percent of the tickets
it all about $$$$

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Why is today not good for movies?

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Ticket prices up, sales flat
Sequels
Commercials, trailers, (finally) movies
Too many bad movies
Rude audiences
At-home entertainment
You spend more downloading than going to theaters, buying, or renting
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what are the industry componets

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Production, Distribution, Exhibition

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Production

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Making the movie, Film to digital, Special effects are expected

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Distribution

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Supplying movies (Theaters, DVDs, networks, cable, satellite), Advertising, promotion, Platform rollout

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Exhibition

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Studios own half the theaters, 7 chains control 80 percent of sales, Profits from concessions

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What type of studios are there?

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Major, Corporate independents, Make money for corporate parents, Independents

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Major studios?

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(Disney, Fox, Universal)

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Corporate independents?

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(Specialty, niche movies)

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What are some audience trends?

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51 percent women, 49 percent men, Most under 50, White, Hispanic movie attendance increasing, Most go to spend time with family and friends

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Trends

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Conglomerates, Blockbusters only and Profit vs. Art

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Foreign markets

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Account for 70 percent of ticket sales, Only 20 percent of U.S. films make a profit at home

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Concept films

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Entire movie plot is one line

ex: fast and furious

48
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Testing Movies:

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Audience research

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Excess Hollywood

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Franchise films, Sequels, remakes, Adaptations

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Movies turn into other things?

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Adaptations of games, TV shows, comic books

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Franchise films

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Movies produced with intent of producing more movies

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