Filmikunsti ajalugu
foreground, middle-ground and background)
American cinema becomes ,,Hollywood"
1911 whole film production was in new york. By 1914 the most influental studios have
moved to Los Angeles.( Didnt want to pay the copyright fees for cameras to thomas edison,
big city Los Angeles, quiclky run to mexico, copyright infrigement)
Features of the studio system:
Industrial mass producton of films, mega-productions, establishment of a star sustem, press
agents, fan cult, rich producers.
European film industryin ruins due to the war after world war 1: 80% to0& market shares in
many countries
The struggle for feature length
People believed that cinema is a short film. If you have a long film then have a longer time
with the stars. Griffith believed in long films. 24 minute film, 48 minute film, 3 hours. People
went to see it.
The manipulation of history through film
Optimistic film isn't possible
The birth of a nation.
Is based on a novel ,,the clansman", melodrama