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Evolution of Hollywood: From Nickelodeons to Modern Blockbusters

Explore the journey of the film industry from the early 1900s to the Golden Age, including the rise of mainstream movie houses and the transition to talkies. Witness the controversial and beloved stars who shaped the industry amidst social and technological changes.

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Evolution of Hollywood: From Nickelodeons to Modern Blockbusters

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  1. CH. 11

  2. movies/t.v. • Today?

  3. Movie camera • 1903, Great Train Robbery • 8 min., outdoors • Editing • “motion picture?

  4. t. edison • Cameras, projectors • “trust”

  5. l.a. • Hollywood • Mexico • Natural light • Weather

  6. ??? • Industry = growth L.A.

  7. Nickelodeons • 5 cents

  8. film • Lower class • Owners: lower class, immigrants • Short

  9. Gradually beyond lower class • Mainstream

  10. Movie houses • 1920’s • Large, designs • Ushers

  11. dominance • Few

  12. 1927, talkies • 1941, more movie houses then Banks • 1920’s-1940’s: 70% weekly

  13. Stars • Mary Pickford • Lupe Velez

  14. Controversial Movie • D.W. Griffith • “Birth of a Nation”

  15. Charles Chaplin • Rudolph Valentino

  16. Star fantasy • “Discovered” • Follow stars lives, see them

  17. MUSIC • Jazz • Swing • Rock n Roll • Chicano

  18. Sports? • Historical?

  19. 20th cent. • Team/spectators • Baseball • Most popular • Dodgers (58), Giants

  20. Horse racing • 1750: Jockey Club • Gold Rush: to CA

  21. Santa anita • 1934 • $$$ • Later?

  22. Professional teams

  23. athletes

  24. Extreme sports • X-Games • $$$, companies

  25. ???? • Population • Climate • Lifestyle

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