For this week, we move beyond the foundations of cinema to the Golden Age of Hollywood, observing significant industry c
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:00 pm
For this week, we move beyond the foundations of cinema to theGolden Age of Hollywood, observing significant industry changes,the establishment of popular genres, and the growing influence offoreign film, and the emergent techniques that shaped the period.Arguably, one of the most important developments in cinema duringthis time was the introduction of sound to motion pictures. Here, we will discuss the development of sound technology andhow it influenced and enhanced some of the most popular genres ofthe time. We will also discuss the calls for censorship ofAmerican cinema and the adoption of a body charged with developinga moral code for the motion picture.
Watch a film made in the last 25 years from one of the followinggenres – Melodrama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or Horror. It cannotbe from the genre that your favorite movie is from (the film youtold us was your favorite in week one). What does it have in commonwith the films of that genre in the week three content? How is thefilm different? How does sound play a part in the film you watched?Identify at least three places that sound stood out in thefilm.
My favorite movie is Gladiator (2000) with Russell Crow.
Watch a film made in the last 25 years from one of the followinggenres – Melodrama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or Horror. It cannotbe from the genre that your favorite movie is from (the film youtold us was your favorite in week one). What does it have in commonwith the films of that genre in the week three content? How is thefilm different? How does sound play a part in the film you watched?Identify at least three places that sound stood out in thefilm.
My favorite movie is Gladiator (2000) with Russell Crow.