Rise and Decline of Hollywood's Studio System Era
Debuting in the 1920s, these films gave major studios an advantage due to the high cost of sound technology
What are talkies?
First person to project moving pictures in 1880
Who is Eadweard Muybridge?
Studios count on these big blockbusters to make a lot of money and cover the cost of smaller, riskier films
What is tentpoles?
This was a method of cultivating and exploiting the allure of certain actors
What is a star system?
In this year "talkies" aka talking films make their debut
What is the early 1900s (or 1927) to be exact?
Americans have purchased roughly this amount of movie tickets each year since 1963
What is 1 billion?
An arrangement in which five powerful movie studios took control of multiple aspects of the film industry
What is the studio system?
A form of movie theater whose name combines the admission price with the Greek word for "theater."
This global event had an enormous impact on the film industry
What is Covid-19 aka the 2020 pandemic?
A company's ability to control the three essential levels of the movie business (production, distribution and exhibition)
What is vertical integration?
This event disrupted the European film industry, making United States leader in worldwide film distribution
What is World War I?
The current Hollywood commercial film business is ruled primarily by these five studios
What is Warner Brothers, Universal, Sony Pictures, Disney and Paramount?
In this year, independent black filmmaking was established
What is the early 1900s (or 1920) to be exact?
As more Americans moved to the suburbs in the 50s, this type of movie viewing became increasingly popular.
What is Drive-In Theaters?
This is another way studios earn revenue
What is through merchandise licensing and product placements in movies?