POL 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Science Fiction Film, Political Cinema, Studio System
25 Aug 2016
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Key figures in early cinema: e. muybridge, a british photographer who is credited with producing the first moving image in the 1870s. 1920s united artists own studio system, no crime/sexuality, code of cineplamatic . Jazz singer = first sound movie by warner bros. 1933 silent films began to disappear. First screening in canada was in mtl in 1896. Allen brothers created original movie theater was in branford - Those days, branford was an extremely prospering city. Going to movies was considered poor entertainment. Ernst maneke built a theater in mtl and it failed to draw people in. Middle class did not go to movies until 1920s o. There wasn"t much of a middle class, either wealthy or poor. 1950 grew to 18 movies per year. 1952 - movie going made its peak (260 million paid admission) Tv declined the use of movies o.
