The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.

Watch http://youtu.be/OTFCctdiS04Read: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2014/08/31/talkie-terror-the-transition-from-silents-to-soundFootnote: http://filmsound.org/film-sound-history/

The Historical Dimension1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.

Watch http://youtu.be/YMzV96LV6CcRead http://www.infoplease.com/cig/movies-flicks-film/brief-history-sound-movies.html Footnote http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/02/musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots/

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments

• The soundproof “ice box” temporarily limits camera movement.

Read https://filmhistoryf13.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/the-introduction-of-sound-in-cinema/ Footnote http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Technical Developments

• A successful color photography system (Technicolor) is introduced but it not widely used.

Read http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2012/01/17/how-color-changed-the-movies/Read http://www.infoplease.com/cig/movies-flicks-film/condensed-history-color.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• The Big Five studios (majors) included Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO, and Warners; and the Little Three included Columbia, United Artists, and Universal.

Read http://www.classichollywoodcentral.com/the-studio-system/ Footnote http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/film/STUDIOS.htm

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Dominance is fully established for studio production methods, which included vertical integration, block booking, and the contract system (which reduced stars’ salaries).

Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_system Read https://picasaweb.google.com/114656905726841638976/MGM?feat=flashalbum#5700597435138265986Footnote http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro2.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• The Film Program – Cartoons, Travelogues, Newsreels, Novelty Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Musical Shorts, Coming Attractions, Features, Double-Features

Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_feature Read http://mentalfloss.com/article/52164/11-things-we-no-longer-see-movie-theaters

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Cinema (single) screens are in every neighborhood.

Read http://www.moah.org/movies/movie_theatres_p.htmlRead http://www.whatitmeanstobeamerican.org/encounters/my-1930s-education-at-the-movies/

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Popular Genres – Musicals, Horror Films, Gangster Films, Screwball Comedies, Westerns

Read http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro3.htmlRead http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro4.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Popular Genres – Disney Innovates the Animated Feature

Read http://blog.bcdb.com/lies-disney-told/snow-white-animated-feature/ Footnote http://movies.about.com/od/animatedmovies/a/history-animated-films.htm

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• American film dominates (up to 80% of the world market), except perhaps in Japan.

Read http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0012122005/student_view0/chapter22/america_in_the_world.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Under pressure, especially from religious groups, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association begins to administer a tough Production Code through an office headed by Joseph T. Breen.

Read or Listen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93301189Footnote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code Footnote http://www.artsreformation.com/a001/hays-code.html

The Historical Dimension1930-1939 Business Developments

• Production Code

The Historical DimensionImportant Films of the 1930s

The Historical Dimension1930-1939

• 1939

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE60830901D8BA3E&feature=view_all

The Historical Dimension1930-1939

• 1939

http://dadsmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/1939-montage-part-one-over-there.html