their ownership in movie theaters in a decision now known as the Paramount decision. Hollywood’s reaction to the financial consequences of this decision along with a heavily reinforced postwar pro-American sentiment led to what is now known as the Hollywood blacklist. I believe the impact of these two courtroom decisions was a mass restructuring of how films are made in order to maximize distribution‚ rebrand the types of films being produced and to cull existing talent‚ all to turn a larger profit
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Luc Brubaker November 4‚ 2014 The golden age of Hollywood may have ended in the 1960s‚ but it seems Hollywood’s not-so golden attitudes about gender and races are still stuck in that era. The 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report presented by Dr. Darnell Hunt examines the gender and race of actors‚ directors and writers of film and television. It reveals an industry that is still dominated by white men‚ with women and minorities dramatically underrepresented both on and off screen. Through the five theories
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Hollywood dominates the world’s motion-picture industry‚ it has always been known to be the most powerful and influential. It exerts moral‚ cultural and political influences on our society. However‚ there is a dark side to Hollywood that lays beneath the glossy surface. It is a medium that provides entertainment and distraction for the people which all societies need. Teenagers and young adults crave the entertainment provided by movies‚ at the same time‚ they become deeply influenced by the
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The Classical Hollywood Narrative Style is the most commonly used technique in film creation. The term was coined by David Bordwell‚ Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson in their study of Hollywood films between the years of 1917 to 1960. A film in this style would follow a set of rules which are unwritten but commonly accepted amongst film makers. This type of film is structured narratively with a clearly defined conflict which is introduced early in the movie‚ a problem arises and the characters
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The classical Hollywood style‚ its central format and narrative will be the focus of this essay. Hollywood has fascinated people for decades. It can be described as a place that makes magical things happen right before one’s eyes. It is a place where a viewer can be transported to another place and time‚ and become introduced into the life of characters in order to see their story. The classical Hollywood style can best be described as‚ “A wide ranging system of formal conventions‚ narrative devices
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“Everybody wants to know: Is Hollywood racist? Is it burning-cross racist? No‚ it’s a different kind of racist. You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist‚ but not the racist we’ve grown accustomed to. Hollywood is sorority racist. It’s like ‘We like you Rhonda‚ but you’re not a kappa’. That’s how Hollywood is.” This quote‚ made by the comical and gifted Chris Rock‚ talks about the lack of diversity in Hollywood that has been existing for decades. Even though this quote refers to race‚ it still applies
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new neighborhood‚ but‚ I basically grew up on Hollywood Blvd‚ I still in a way consider this location my home and my neighborhood. Hollywood Blvd has certainly always been the de-territorialized and re-territorialized location for culture through the entertainment business‚ specifically cinema. Think of the Chinese Theater‚ the culture both in essence and in literal presence was uprooted from China and now is the mark of America‚ California‚ Hollywood and cinema in the cultural sense. The construction
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How Did Hollywood Change the Portrayal of Lesra? “The Hurricane” is a movie based on the story of Lesra Martin‚ and his success in freeing the wrongfully accused boxer Rubin “Hurricane“ Carter. The movie takes place in the 1980s in the cities of West New York and Toronto following Lesra’s attempts to free Carter. The Hollywood portrayal of Lesra has been changed substantially from reality as they incorrectly portray Lesra as a shy‚ tough‚ and unconcerned with his studies. In real life‚
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Over the years Hollywood has always entertained us with the greatest movies that they have released. Most of these movies were based on fantasy and some were fictional and others were based on true events too. These movies that are based on true events aren’t always true‚ sometimes they added scenes and events that are false and never even happened in reality.The question is‚ do they have the right to distort history? and why do they do so? Sometimes hollywood directors need to create some scenes
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The Roman playwright Plautus is attributed as claiming “You must spend money to make money‚” and few industries seem to be taking this so obviously to heart as Hollywood in the 21 st century. Even before the birth of the modern blockbuster in the mid-1970’s‚ studios had been chasing the concept of big – big spectacle‚ big events‚ big grosses‚ and now‚ big openings and big‚ continuing franchises. But there’s a rising sense that something is being lost in the scramble for topping the previous box
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