Hollywood

The film industry had many changes take place in Hollywood during the 30’s such as the transitions to sound, color, and a new code of conduct emerged. The Hollywood Production Code is also known as Hays Code. It is a series of guidelines created by motion pictures in order to restrict explicitly in filmmaking. Producers believed they were responsible for spirality and morality of people all over the world when they made films. When the industry transitioned from silent films to talking pictures…

The relationship between the Hollywood film industry and the emerging television industry in the early period did not develop seamlessly as the struggle of releasing some control in production and marketing caused both industries to be uneased. The Hollywood film had to overhaul the entire system that brought them success for decades, a change the ways they did business by sharing executive control with the television industry. The 1950s was one of the most turbulent periods in the history of…

would be Hollywood, California because it is the self-proclaimed “entertainment capital of the world.” But depending on where you live and what your projected cost-of-living budget, coupled with troubling climatic data and some controversial standards and practices, Hollywood may not be the ideal place for you to establish a career in film. To fully understand why, you must first know how Hollywood became synonymous with the entertainment industry in the first…

and Bazzini, 1999). The fact that Hollywood culture is predominantly white, Caucasian and that it has such power over people, shows how it is considered to be the mainstream standard of beauty. Celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Ritchie, both nothing short of looks, are very skinny and rumoured to have eating disorders. Pervasive billboards and Hollywood ideals often contribute to feelings of physical inadequacy (James, 2003). They are part of the Hollywood culture and what they have to…

about Hollywood and its treatment of Asians. I can also dissect articles written by consumers, such as AngryAsianMan of the popular blog of the same name. Although scholarly articles are essential to my research, it’s important to analyze online sources aligning with more current issues. For these, I have turned to sources such as Vanity Fair and the National Organization for Women. I also analyzed the portrayal, stereotyping, and representation or misrepresentation of Asians in Hollywood films.…

What does it take to be classified as a Classical Hollywood narrative? It takes four characteristics to be considered a Classical Hollywood narrative: a goal oriented character, highly motivated, a chain of cause and effect, and a resolution. Invisible style, also has a hand in Classical Hollywood narratives. One of the four, aspects of a Classical Hollywood narrative is a goal oriented character. A goal oriented character is a character focused on reaching an achievement. Goal oriented…

People like to romanticize Hollywood, California with its shiny light and stars, but they love to romanticize old fashion Hollywood. For the Pantages Theater, this is where you get to feel like a star because when you see the bright light and the word Pantages Theater flashing then that how people know they are in Hollywood. The Pantages is one of the many outstanding landmarks in Hollywood. The Pantages opened on June 4, 1930, and was managed by Rodney and Lloyd Pantages, with a huge excitement…

production companies to satisfy the current needs and wishes of consumers at a given point in time. Storytelling style is an important part of achieving the commercial aesthetic, and Hollywood responds to what audiences want by taking a more ‘show’ rather than ‘tell’ approach (Maltby 469). The major features of Hollywood narrative style are clarity, simplicity,…

most usually tend to think about Hollywood. The land of show-business and endless opportunities that allow them to be a part of the spotlight. With this idea, we also like to carry that everyone’s opportunity is parallel. Unfortunately, this might show to be false. In short, Hollywood seems to have a linear approach on how they go about their production, to be blunt, Hollywood has a massive issue with its diversity within itself. Now this is not to say that Hollywood is not at all diverse. Not…

During the 1940s and 1950s the threat of communism within the Hollywood film and entertainment industry was greatly overstated. During the time that the House Un-American Activities Committee was active the U.S population was in the midst of a intense anti-communism movement in response to the Cold War. The HUAC with the support of public opinion was able to question almost any individual without negative backlash. This wild questioning of anyone when linked with the close connections between…