MUS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Movie Camera, Thomas Edison, Warner Bros.
13 Jul 2016
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The cinema is an invention without any commercial future - louis lumiere, 1895. Perfected the entire system of electrical grids light bulb! *technological advances allow us to make advances in the artistry: An artistic development -- enabled by technology -- which becomes the driving force in the entire entertainment business. Game arcade where early moving pictures were shown. Nickelodeons: first businesses to show moving pictures exclusively. 2nd major business development: from selling to renting: (manufacturers >>> sell>>> exhibitors) to (manufacturers >> sell >> film exchanges >> rent >> exhibitors) By 1908, there were 80 million movie admissions per week. The motion picture patents co. - the trust (lead by thomas edison) Birth of a nation: 1st feature length film (1915) directed by d. w. griffith. The jazz singer (1926): first film to synchronize sound ushers in talkies . Full-service operations with all aspects of the process in-house: creative, production, business. Each studio produced 52 films per year.
