ENGLISH 2011-2012Ms CARLISI B3

MARINARO LorenzoMARECHAL Sebastien

Heart of the American cinema

Summary History of Hollywood

Film genres

Hollywood as a business

Future of cinema

Debate

Games

History of Hollywood

California Los Angeles

Source : wikipedia.org

Location

History of HollywoodOrigins• Thomas Edison and the Kinetoscope

(1890)• D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company

(1910)• MGM, Fox, Universal, Paramount, Warner• From the silent films to the ‘talkies’• Foreign-language versions

History of Hollywood

Golden Age• Each studio had its own style

• MGM at the top

• The rise of Disney

• Many movies now considered classics

History of Hollywood

Decline of the studio system• A federal antitrust action (1950)

• The advent of television

• Lackluster films (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs)

History of Hollywood

New Hollywood• New generation of films

• Special effects

History of Hollywood

Modern cinema• Blockbusters

• Independent films

• New generation of film makers : Spike Lee, Soderbergh, Tarantino, Nolan…

• 3D experience

Film genres

Action• Challenges• Required physical feats• 2D and 3D• Special effects !• Connections with Sci-Fi, Comedy, Thriller• Examples : Mr and Mrs Smith (2005),

Rambo (1982), Shooter (2007)• Video : Die Hard 2 (1990)

Film genres

Animation• Cartoons• 2D and 3D• Bigger projects• Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi, Comedy• Examples : The Lion King (1994), Toy Story

(1995), Shrek (2001)• Video : Ice Age 4 (coming soon)

Film genres

Comedy• Humour• Oldest film genre• Most popular• Examples : Modern Times (1936), The Big

Lebowski (1988), Groundhog Day (1993)• Video : The Hangover (2009)

Film genres

Drama• Emotional themes• Character development• Academy Awards• Examples : The Godfather (1972),

Goodfellas (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

• Video : Forrest Gump (1994)

Film genres

Fantasy• Magic or supernatural events• Special effects• Bigger projects• Connections with Romance, Sci-Fi, Action• Examples : Lord Of The Ring (2001), Alice

in Wonderland (2010), The Chronicles of Narnia (2005)

• Video : Harry Potter 7 part II (2011)

Film genres

Horror• Fear• Lower budget• Connections with Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller• Examples : The Exorcist (1973), Alien

(1979), The Shining (1980)• Video : Saw VII (2010)

Film genres

Romance• Love stories• Lower projects• Connections with Comedy, Action• Examples : P.S. I Love You (2007), Dirty

Dancing (1987), Twilight (2008)• Video : Pretty Woman (1990)

Film genres

Sci-Fi• Fiction• Imaginary• 2D or 3D• Special Effects• Connections with Romance, Thriller, Action• Examples : Star Wars (1977), E.T. (1982),

The Fifth Element (1997)• Video : Avatar (2010)

Film genres

Thriller• Suspense• Tension• Often linked with crime• Examples : Pulp Fiction (1994), Se7en

(1995), The Dark Knight (2008)• Video : Goodfellas (1990)

Film genres

Other genres• Biography• Documentary• History• Musical• Western

Hollywood as a business

Box OfficeAll time worldwide

10 films made more than$ 1 000 000 000 each

8 of them are part offamous franchises

7 of them are sequels

Source : boxofficemojo.com

Se7en (1995)

Hollywood as a business

Box Office

Source : boxofficemojo.com

All time USA

3 films made more than$ 500 000 000 each

6 of them are part offamous franchises

5 of them are sequels

Hollywood as a business

Box Office

Source : boxofficemojo.com

Adjusted USA

7 films made more than$ 1 000 000 000 each

1 of them is part of afamous franchise

None of them are sequels

Hollywood as a business

Revenue

The tickets sold in the USA generatedan estimated $ 10 000 000 000in revenue in 2009 and in 2010

Source : the-numbers.com

Future of cinema

Full-HD• From theatres to televisions

• Blu-ray technology

Future of cinema

3D camera

Future of cinema

IMaxRegular theatres : 35mm

Imax :70mm

Future of cinemaMaxiVision48

Dark grey : Where we are now for TV

Light grey: Where most of theatres are now

Red : Where they were before for theatres (24fps)

Blue : Where they are now for theatres (48fps)

Future of cinema

Amusement Park• 4D

• Special effects• Animations• More than 3D

Debate

How do you feel about the current state of Hollywood ?

What do you think the film-going experience will look

like in the future ?

Games

Sky my husband !

Pictionary

Thank you for your attention and your

involvment !