Fil 2030 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What caused the rise of New Hollywood? - By the early 1960s, the old studio system was in shambles because it was run by old white men out of touch with the changing times. They churned out pricey flops like Cleopatra for shrinking, indifferent audiences. What marked the start of New Hollywood? Provide an example. - New filmmakers arose and spiced things up with their European-influenced techniques and independent visions, sparking the end of censorship. Example: Spartacus, produced by Kirk...

First American narrative film - The Great Train Robbery (1903) Who invented film technology? - no one is truly sure if it was the french or the americans What were some major influences in american film? - our ties with england and our puritan background What did the puritans give us? - three act story structure (beginning, middle, end) Why did the film industry flourish? - immigration and the industrial revolution what type of movies were the first movies? - short documentaries what was ...

First American narrative film - The Great Train Robbery (1903) Who invented film technology? - no one is truly sure if it was the french or the americans What were some major influences in american film? - our ties with england and our puritan background What did the puritans give us? - three act story structure (beginning, middle, end) Why did the film industry flourish? - immigration and the industrial revolution what type of movies were the first movies? - short documentaries what was ...