COMD 2050 : Midterm Review Slides COMD
Document Summary
Represents america in global context ( america"s culture displayed in movies; immigrants assume american is like the way it is portrayed on film) Timely reflections and critiques ( critiques society during a certain time; ex: spike lee pointing at race problems) Michael eisner believes that movies are made just to make money. History of film: film as working- class media. The development of the film audience: the industrial revolution had three main implications for this industry: Work leisure distinction (people who work all the time and need something to do to get mind off work) Immigration (earlier movies didn"t have sound, so therefore it was a universal media because it displayed something that everyone despite of the language they speak would understand) Edison"s kinescope( the projector of the motion picture) Three main ways people see shows: vaudeville( 5-5 min clips), travelling shows( when people travelled with projectors),
