PPT on Hollywood : Heart of the American cinema

1. Heart of the American
cinema
MARINARO Lorenzo ENGLISH 2011-2012
MARECHAL Sebastien Ms CARLISI B3

2. Summary
 History of Hollywood
 Film genres
 Hollywood as a business
 Future of cinema
 Debate
 Games

3. History of Hollywood
Location
California Los Angeles
Source : wikipedia.org

4. History of Hollywood
Origins
• 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

5. History of Hollywood
Golden Age
• Each studio had its own style
• MGM at the top
• The rise of Disney
• Many movies now considered classics

6. History of Hollywood
Decline of the studio system
• A federal antitrust action (1950)
• The advent of television
• Lackluster films (Snow White and Seven
Dwarfs)

7. History of Hollywood
New Hollywood
• New generation of films
• Special effects

8. History of Hollywood
Modern cinema
• Blockbusters
• Independent films
• New generation of film makers : Spike
Lee, Soderbergh, Tarantino, Nolan…
• 3D experience

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. Film genres
Comedy
• Humour
• Oldest film genre
• Most popular
• Examples : Modern Times (1936), The
Big Lebowski (1988), Groundhog Day
(1993)
• Video : The Hangover (2009)

12. Film genres
Drama
• Emotional themes
• Character development
• Academy Awards
• Examples : The Godfather (1972),
Goodfellas (1990), The Shawshank
Redemption (1994)
• Video : Forrest Gump (1994)

13. 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)

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. 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)

17. Film genres
Thriller
• Suspense
• Tension
• Often linked with crime
• Examples : Pulp Fiction (1994), Se7en
(1995), The Dark Knight (2008)
• Video : Goodfellas (1990)

18. Film genres
Other genres
• Biography
• Documentary
• History
• Musical
• Western

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

23. Future of cinema
Full-HD
• From theatres to televisions
• Blu-ray technology

24. Future of cinema
3D camera

25. Future of cinema
IMax
Regular theatres :
35mm
Imax :
70mm

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)

27. Future of cinema
Amusement Park
• 4D
• Special effects
• Animations
• More than 3D

28. 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 ?

29. Games
Sky my husband !
Pictionary

30. Thank you for your
attention and your
involvment !