POL 128 Lecture 5: POL 128 November 7th Lecture Notes.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 128
• Professor: Markus Sharaput

Document Summary

Films are products: hollywood makes specific films based on the perception of what they think the market wants. Historical development: hollywood has different eras, monopolies/studio period, corporate takeover, post-home-viewing. Current trends: big movies are being made, but only those that are safe to make based on what has already worked before, new technology allows films to be distributed to niche markets. Concepts come together: nation (in context of development of nation-state, political culture, different industries produce different films, film and political socialization, political system/political economy, propaganda/propagandistic. Industrial definitions: production/distribution, national cinema is film made within the distinctly national industry, and watched by the nation. Comparative definitions: can be understood in terms of how it is distinctly not something else, external: comparison to other national cinemas. Constructive definitions: how we use film to build our understanding of ourselves, what stores do we tell, what symbols do we reference, what do we think matters.