HUMA 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Monroe Doctrine, Producers Releasing Corporation, Volstead Act
27 Mar 2016
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A number of factors came together in 1980"s that allowed motion pictures to take off: the scientific impulse, the social context industrialization, urbanization and the need for cheap entertainment for new working class and immigrants. 1 drawback (only 1 person can view it at a time) 1)early films were short in length 1 min. Arrival of a train at la ciotat (1895) Dissolved in 1915 by the federal courts as it was found in violation of the 1890 sherman anti-trust act. Struggles between film workers and the owners of film companies are a key feature of the early american film industry. Attempts to unionize film workers began early as 1907. Directed 500 films between 1908 and 1913 for the biograph company (a member of the mppc) These films were 10 to 20 minutes in length. Developed forms of film editing which are still used today. Began to feature films in 1913 (1 hour or longer in length)
