MMC-2000 Lecture Notes - Fall 2015 Lecture 12 - Focus Features, New Line Cinema, United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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70% of all americans going to movies every week. 1927 jazz singer, warner brothers, first talking movie, first instance of hearing actors voice. Some actors fall out of favor, some rise. Ne(cid:449) te(cid:272)h helped (cid:271)ig studios tighte(cid:374) thei(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol, othe(cid:396)s (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t affo(cid:396)d to keep pa(cid:272)e. Bega(cid:374) to (cid:271)e so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374) (cid:449)ith (cid:373)o(cid:448)ies i(cid:374) peoples" li(cid:448)es. Fil(cid:373) i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)(cid:455) de(cid:448)eloped (cid:396)ati(cid:374)g s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) so that co(cid:374)g(cid:396)ess (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t. System introduced in 1922, rating system solidified in 1934. United artists studios and director auto priminger (sp?) put out films that broke the code. 1966 motion picture association of america (mpaa) still do it now. 1930s justice department felt 5 major studios were too powerful, together they served as a monopoly. You could make a film, you could distribute a film, but studios also own theatres, so they could keep out anyone they wanted from showing their films. Studios own more than 75% of all films.
