[AMST 35A] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 35 pages long Study Guide!
7 Feb 2017
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The weather is always great (70 degree f) Young girls would go to la to be stars (for their fame fortune) The silent screen 1915-1927: the rise of studio system. Mgm (metro-goldwyn-mayer), warner brothers, 21st century fox, rko. Universal pictures, columbia pictures, united artists, (disney pictures) Production (sight in hollywood) distribution (distribute movies into theaters) exhibition (get revenue) channel it back again. This studio system is developed in the silent film era: genius of the system. The way mgm worked is duplicated by other studios: the dominance of star system (created in the 1920s) Mgm looked at screen tests, she has a special star system. Fan magazine, gossip columns appeared systemized: the establishment of cartel (mppda: motion picture producers and distributors of. Scandals: a famous director is found murdered, an actor is found drug. Young girls seeking fame fortune became prostitutes/hookers. Created a cartel to make sure that hollywood is clean. Will h. hays: non-smoker, non-drinker, politically linked.
