01:512:335 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Oligopoly, Leni Riefenstahl, Robert J. Flaherty
30 Oct 2014
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Study guide for midterm exam in history on film. 1933 recession all time low, roosevelt takes office; new deal. 1/3 of theaters close, tickets are reduced and they implement double features and other ways to get people to still come out. Depression solidifies oligopolistic structure (75% of film controlled by the big 5) Walt disney: 1938 snow white; first long film. Gangster, horror, comedy (marx brothers), western epic sagas, idealistic films all become popular to distract the nation of the crisis. Dilemma high unemployment hollywood decides to make more movies. Actuality footage of daily life penny arcades: documentary film of the war in france shown a few months later silent film, cameras go out and film real news stories. Movies start with the news reel, travel log or cartoon 1930"s. Documentary filmmaking: robert flaherty, john grierson, pare lorentz, leni. Sergei eisenstein the montage putting images together to form a new meaning (juxtaposition) Compellation films compiling of actuality footage.
