Geography 2144A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: David Bordwell, History Of Rugby Union, Studio System

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2144A/B
• Professor: Graham Smith

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Empire of joy: film and tv as archetypal industries. Early cinema (1895-1920s: most films of this era experimental shorts/novelties, varied subjects, early film not just in usa, but thriving in europe (france, germany, russia, etc. , wwi leaves europe devastated, allows hollywood to dominate internationally. The studio system (1920s-1960s: holl(cid:455)(cid:449)ood studios (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e (cid:448)erti(cid:272)all(cid:455) i(cid:374)tegrated, oligopolisti(cid:272): fi(cid:448)e (cid:862)majors(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)little. Three(cid:863) (cid:862) tar(cid:863) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) (cid:272)o(cid:374)trolled (cid:271)(cid:455) studios: mass appeal, (cid:862)classi(cid:272)al holl(cid:455)(cid:449)ood(cid:863) st(cid:455)le (cid:894)(cid:272)f. da(cid:448)id bord(cid:449)ell(cid:895) Film and tv labour: the line: often in cultural industries, there is disti(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:272)reati(cid:448)e(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:272)al(cid:863) workers. I(cid:374) fil(cid:373)/tv, (cid:272)reati(cid:448)es are (cid:862)a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e the li(cid:374)e(cid:863), te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:272)al (cid:449)orkers (cid:271)elo(cid:449: distinction not constant: art director vs. production designer, reinforced by star system, auteur theory, etc. (cf. technical oscars, movie posters, promotion, etc. ) Film and tv labour: unions and strikes: strong trade and labour union presence in film and tv. Includes, e. g. , wga, dga, sag-aftra in usa; actra in canada.