MC 2000 Chapter : Ch 6 9
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Independent actors joined together to form a company that would produce movies the actors in the movies. (biograph girl) flaurance laurence becomes a popular actress, is not being paid enough so goes to united artists and demands higher pay. With laurence, actors begin to get more credit and popularity. State regulators vs. movie industry who wants to regulate themselves while state wants to control the movie content: communist activities: Introduction of television: fighting back: move industry is concerned that they are about to die! They have better scripts, better color and special effects. Early recording technology: rag time hits became popular, birth of commercial radio, switch from schellac to vinyl, stereophonic sound. Artist and repertoire executives are talent scouts of the music business. Online stores do not surpass traditional retailers in sales of recordings. Stereo and high fidelity: 1930s speaker systems were developed.
