PRESENTATION OUTLINE
By 1915,
America was officially film crazed
By 1920, 40 million Americans were going to the movies each week
Hollywood, not just a city, but also an industry, a lifestyle and an aspiration, was officially crowned when the “Hollywoodland” sign was erected in 1923
Originally intended to last just a year and a half, the Sign has endured more than eight decades
The Ten Commandments (1923)
Hollywood is so successful.
What does the rest of the world do?
Most filmmakers just imitated what was coming out of Hollywood
But some took an original approach to filmmaking, forming movements that would have an enduring effect of cinema
EXPRESSIONISM
A term used to denote the use of distortion and exaggeration for emotional effect
EXPRESSIONISM
an artistic style in which the artist attempts to depict not objective reality, but the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in them
Street, Berlin
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
UFA
Universum Film
Aktiengesellschaft
German Cinema considered propaganda
But,
Post-War Ban on German Cinema
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - 1920
"The film image must be become graphic art"
- Hermann Warm
In this movement, the production designers became the stars.
By the mid 1920's, the ban on German cinema was lifted and German films were highly regarded as among the best in the world
German studios, like UFA, were attracting foreign filmmakers. Including a young Alfred Hitchcock.
Although the movement only lasted about 7 years, it is still widely used as an approach to film style.
Twilight Zone The Movie - 1983
