The Influence Of Hollywood In The 50's

Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder in 1950 is based on how Norma Desmond, a huge Hollywood star, deals with her fall from fame. The film explores the fantasy world in which Norma is living in and the complex relationship between her and small time writer Joe Gillis, which leads to his death. Sunset Boulevard is seen as lifting the ‘face’ of the Hollywood Studio System to reveal the truth behind the organisation. During the time the film was released in the 1950s and 60s, audiences started to see the demise of Hollywood as cinema going began to decline and the fierce competition of television almost proved too much for the well established system. Throughout this essay I will discuss how Sunset Boulevard represents the Hollywood

The 1950s had many impacts in the United States that changed the ways things are now. In the 1950s there was many inventions that were made but the one that changed america was The TV. The TV allowed people to catch up with things that were happening in the world and they were able to watch TV shows such as "I love Lucy", "Leave It To Beaver", "Father Knows Best", and " The Honeymooners". These shows were "entertainment" but however some of the TV shows were inappropriate for kids and even adults. Intersections and highways were the next attraction to the folks in the 1950s. This changed many ways for them to travel and go places, get there fast and it changed the transportation of cars in general. A very important war that is not talked about

The movie industry at the time had been filling the screens with spectacular productions, melodramatic love stories, and popular culture. These films, which were very successful early on, soon became clichéd, and were no longer profitable. For the first time in its history, Hollywood was having trouble pleasing the audience. The culture of the time had worked so hard to condition American audiences to accept a certain image onscreen, that they had removed their desire for change.

What factors lay behind the "upscaling" of Hollywood film genres during the 1950s? Identify the significant genres of the postwar period, and explain how each was affected by enhanced production values and increased thematic complexity.

Throughout American history, film and filmmakers have turned to society for insight to new ideas on films. Huge movements and monumental points in history, such as The Great Depression, race movements, women’s rights and other points in time are often portrayed through creative films and cinematography. The gangster film was deeply embraced at a time in history where capitalism appeared to be failing, and the traditional concept of the “American Dream” appeared to be far out of reach. Throughout the great depression era, the gangster film genre was heavily relied upon by studios in the 1930’s, as profits slid and it became increasingly difficult to convince moviegoers to spend their hard-earned nickels on a trip to the theater ( ). The fact that the movie industry intended to rely upon increased sex and violence in its features is a striking example of just how perverted the “American Dream” had become.

Hollywood has influenced American history since it began. It boosted and shaped the morale of a nation for almost a century. But Hollywood has not only been the influencing American society, it has been influenced by American society. In the 1920s, American society was booming; people were getting rich, spending and borrowing money, and they thought life was looking good. Then in October of 1929 the stock market crashed. Many people lost all they owned. People had invested all their money into the banks before the Crash. After the Crash, the banks had nothing. People were destitute. They had no money to pay for their houses, electrical bills, and food. It became the Great Depression. Likewise, Hollywood was impacted by the Great

The 1970s is known for being the decade for changing the American values and culture and Hollywood played a major part in this change. It all began with president Nixon being elected in 1969. He ordered bombing in the neutral Cambodia, which he though would help end Vietnam war, but it did not. The 1970s were a very turbulent time due to the tragedy of Vietnam and the trauma caused by the Watergate Scandal. Due to this, People were losing faith in the government and many riots occurred during this time. While the People went through many changes in the 1970s, the Hollywood industry also went through many changes during this time.

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Fifties served as a transition point. It rejected old customs and values, introduced new ones, building blocks for modern ideas, which can be reflected in the films produced during that decade.

“The 1960s began with a number of movies that were set in World War Ⅱ, in which the United States and its armed forces were portrayed as heroes” (Benjamin 23) Since Hollywood could not always predict which films would do well and which ones wouldn’t, what worked in the past would not always work in the present (Dirks) Maybe no other type of movie demonstrates the changing times of the 60s more than movies built around the talent of rockstars. For example, by 1960, Elvis Presley had already been cast as leads in four different movies, all with predictable plots where Elvis played a variety of upper class admirable characters (Benjamin 24). Another type of movie that was very popular in movies are movie-musicals. “Three of the biggest hits of the decade were musicals: My Fair Lady (1964), Mary Poppins (1964), and The Sound of Music (1965). Funny Girl (1968) and Hello, Dolly! (1969) were also successful movie musicals” (Benjamin 33). There were many other movies made in the 1960s that are still popular today, and tv movies started to become very popular in the 60s.

It’s 1960 and televisions have forced their way into American homes, bringing the art of film and entertainment to everyone in the comfort of their own beds. The film industry was struggling, quickly plummeting to a label of “no longer practical” and “unpopular.” People didn’t want to to leave their house after a week of hard work and get up and go to a theater, when they can just stay in bed and watch shows on their newly purchased television. Alfred Hitchcock. That’s the answer to the questions posed in my opening questions.

Today I will be presenting on The Golden Age of Hollywood, focusing on the 1930’s. Now I’m sure most of you kind of have an idea what The Golden Age of Hollywood is. It’s actually a rather broad term that encompasses the end of the silent era to the late 1960’s. The 1930’s marked the inception of the sound and colour revolutions, resulting in the expansion of film genres such as gangster films, musicals, comedies, and animation/cartoon to name a few. The 1930’s was an incredible decade in classic Hollywood history, producing some of the best films that we have so much to learn from in terms of mise en scene, in terms of creativity, in terms of creating a film with PURPOSE, and that is of relevance to our community.

After the golden Age of Hollywood the movie business slowly began to decline. In my last paper I looked at the Paramount decision and the Hollywood blacklist incident which were some of the reasons for the dwindling business. Another great development that changed cinematic history was the invention of the television. In the following essay I will look at the invention of the television, how it affected Hollywood, some of the ways that Hollywood tried to cope, and the changes of the production code during this time.

My interest in Old Hollywood comes from my grandma and her love for the old movies she grew up with. When I was little my grandma would watch me while my parents were at work and we would sit in her living room with Turner Classic Movies turned on channel 47 to be exact. Movies like Breakfast at Tiffany's and Dancing In The Rain became my favorite childhood movies. No matter what movies you like, if you want to know where movies started then pay close attention. Today, I am going to teach you about classic movies to help you better appreciate the movies we have today. You will learn about the evolution of the golden age of Hollywood from silent movies black and white movies, to “talkie” movies in color, and some of the actors and actresses that shaped the time period from 1915 to 1960.

Beginning roughly with the release of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Stopped Worrying and Loved the Bomb in 1964, and continuing for about the next decade, the “Sixties” era of filmmaking made many lasting impressions on the motion picture industry. Although editing and pacing styles varied greatly from Martin Scorcesse’s hyperactive pace, to Kubrick’s slow methodical pace, there were many uniform contributions made by some of the era’s seminal directors. In particular, the “Sixties” saw the return of the auteur, as people like Francis Ford Coppola and Stanley Kubrick wrote and directed their own screenplays, while Woody Allen wrote, directed and starred in his own films. Kubrick,