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CHAPTER #12THE MOVIE INDUSTRY
(Motion picture)
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Motion &icture ('o.tion pic.ture)a e/uence o0 conecutive p1otograp1ic
i'age pro2ecte$ onto a creen in uc1 rapi$
ucceion a to give t1e illuion o0 'ove'ent%
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Magician 3ere t1e 'ater 1o3'en o0 Europe an$ t1e Unite$
State in t1e 455% - earl6 a t1e 758 'agic per0or'ance ue$li$e to pro2ect '6tical picture onto 'o9e riing 0ro' caniter in t1eir
$ar9ene$ t1eater%
T1at 'agician 3ere particularl6 interete$ in t1e e:peri'ent in
creating8 an$ even pro2ecting8 'oving picture t1at inventor in t1e latter
part o0 t1e centur6 3ere con$ucting%
1790 1800s
THE
MAGICLANTERN
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Flipped book with a motion
(Persistene o! "ision Phenomenon#
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In t1e U%S%8 earl6 e:peri'ent 3it1 p1otograp1ici'age to i'ulate 'otion uggete$ t1e
poibilit6 o0 'otion picture%
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1878
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1889
E$ion ue$ t1e flexible photographic film invente$
b6 "eorge Eat'an to $evelop a 'otion picture
ca'era in 4478 but E$ion conceptuali;e$ t1e
co''ercial value o0 t1e invention a an arca$e
entertain'ent calle$ a kinetoscope%
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April 1896, NYC
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T1o'a -r'at
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Then
Fil' e'erge$ a a 'a 'e$iu' 3it1 t1e
$evelop'ent o0 t1eatrical preentation in
nickelodeonsan$ 3it1 t1e $evelop'ent o0
'a au$ience t1at inclu$e$ ne3l6 arrive$i''igrant%
Not t1i Nic9elo$eon%=
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T1e Nickelodeon('ovie t1eater) 3a t1e 0irt
t6pe o0 in$oor e:1ibition pace $e$icate$ to
1o3ing pro2ecte$ 'otion picture% Uuall6 et up
in converte$tore0ront8 t1ee 'all8 i'ple t1eater c1arge$ 0ive cent 0or a$'iion an$
0louri1e$ 0ro' about 75> to 7>%
Early 1900s
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A TRIP T$ THE M$$N
Frenc1'an "eorge M?li@ an$
-'erican E$3in S% &orter% - 'agician
an$ grap1ic artit8 'a$e 0anta6 0il'
3it1 elaboratel6 painte$ cener6 an$
9ill0ul ca'era e00ect 1i 0il' - Trip tot1e Moon i particularl6 3ell 9no3n 0or
intro$ucing ani'ation an$ cience
0iction narrative to t1e 'ovie buine%
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E$ion an$ ot1eretabli1e$ t1e Motion
&icture &atent
Ao'pan6 (M&&A) a
a trut inten$e$ tocontrol t1e ne3
in$utr6 b6 'ean o0
patent an$ licening
t1e ue o0 e/uip'ent%
1908
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T1e patent o3ne$ b6 t1e M&&A allo3e$
t1e' to ue 0e$eral la3 en0orce'ento00icial to en0orce t1eir licening
agree'ent an$ to prevent unaut1ori;e$
ue o0 t1eir ca'era8 0il'8 pro2ector8 an$ot1er e/uip'ent% In o'e cae8 1o3ever8
t1e M&&A 'a$e ue o0 hired thugsan$
mobconnection to violently$irupt
pro$uction t1at 3ere not licene$ b6 t1e
Trut
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DECLINEMan6 in$epen$ent 0il''a9er8 31o controlle$ 0ro' one*/uarter to one*t1ir$
o0 t1e $o'etic 'ar9etplace8 repon$e$ to t1e creation o0 t1e M&&A b6
'oving t1eir operation to Holl63oo$%
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BHYC
T1e $itance 0ro' E$ion 1o'e bae o0 Ne3
ere6 'a$e it 'ore $i00icult 0or t1e M&&A to
en0orce it patent%
Sout1ern Aali0ornia c1oen becaue o0 it beauti0ul6ear*roun$ 3eat1er an$ varie$ countr6i$e
it topograp168 e'i*ari$ cli'ate an$
3i$eprea$ irrigation gave it lan$cape t1e
abilit6 to o00er 'otion picture 1ooting cene et in$eert8 2ungle an$ great 'ountain%
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HOLLYWOOD ERAT1e Stu$io S6te'G
Organi;e$ Vertical Integration (&ro$uction8
Ditribution8 E:1ibition)
Star S6te' (- 'ovie unit8 i c1eaper an$'a$e /uic9l6
loc9 boo9ing (I0 6ou 3ant to bu6 J-K Movie8 6ou
1ave to ta9e o'e o0 JK 'ovie in t1e pac9age
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&RODUATION IN MOTION &IATURE
INDUSTRY
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THEY DIDNT ALWAYS
PRODUCE THE MOVIES
THE MA%$R&
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These firms create only a small fraction
(often one-third or less) of the movies to
which their names are attached. The reason
that their names are on the screen is thatthey are the distributors of the films. The
films are often produced by other
companies.
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&ro$uction Fir'
o Ao'ing up 3it1
tor6 I$ea
o
Fin$ing Script3ritero Hiring t1e cre3
o Ma9e ure t1e 0il' i
carrie$ out on ti'ean$ on bu$get
Ditribution Fir'
o Fin$ing pro$uction
0ir'o Reponible 0or
0in$ing t1eatero &ro'ote t1e 0il'o Aontribute 'one6
to3ar$ t1epro$uction 0ir'
cot o0 'a9ing t1e
0il'
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THE PROCESS
"etting t1e I$ea
Televiion S1o3 * Ao'ic oo9 * S1ort
torieScript3riter * oo9
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"etting t1e Star
(Actor & Director, and the others)
-0ter purc1aing a cript8 pro$uction 0ir'
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-AL*END DE-#a%9%a% &ercentage o0 t1e gro
- $eal in 31ic1 a pro$uction 0ir' convince a 'a2or actor
or $irector to ta9e a lo3er alar6 in return 0or a percentage
o0 t1e 'one6 t1at t1e pro$uction 0ir' 3ill later receive 0ro'
t1e $itributor
"UI#D-n union etabli1e$ b6 3riter8 $irector8 an$or
actor to protect t1eir 'utual interet an$ 'aintain
tan$ar$E:G Briter "uil$ o0 -'erica
&rovi$e le 1ig1l6 pai$ 3or9er
Stri9e In +55+554
Aancellation o0 pro$uction
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The average cost of
ov!e "ro#$ct!o% & #!str!'$t!o% ,5 'illion
S"!#era% ( +>5 'illion
P!rates of Car!''ea% P55 'illion
"etting a 3ell 9no3n actor to pla6 a lea$ actor Q -ttract people Q MONEY
S
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Find/Buy Script
Find !ecutives" #irectors" and the stars
$alculate the cost
Search for Studios % #istributors
&' *&+T,Film % Budet
pproved,
Studio provides the money
Prod'tion
*ndependent firms have a harder time ettin the money to mae a film
So0
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The fun part Getting to the actual making of the moie
Important Crew (besides the director)
#ine &ro$ucer
Aating $irector
Set $eigner
Aotu'e $eigner
Ma9eup e:pert
Ao'puter grap1ic peronnel
Aine'atograp1er
Aa'era peron
#ig1tingRecor$ing Engineer
E$itor
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&reparation&re*&ro$uction
Script8 propertie8 e/uip'ent8 lig1ting8 oun$8 etc)
(Rea$ing8 loc9ing8 Re1earal)
T1e Da6&ro$uctionS1ooting
Revie3
Reta9e==%
&at*&ro$uctionE$iting (Roug1 AutFine Aut)
Soun$ Mi:ing Ao'poing
SF A"IRevie3 6 Director
E$iting (again)
%
%
%
IT
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THE D!STR!"#T!O$T1e 0irt or$er o0 buine 0or a $itributor i%%%% To get'ovie%
Ma2or $itributor
Fin$ Stu$io Areate t1eir o3n 'ovie
Fin$ ot1er 0il' Fro' ot1er place
-u$ience an$ E:ecutive De'an$
Aollaboration o0 Ma2orS1aring t1e cot T1e &ro0it8 lo3er t1e ri9
E:G Titanic (Fo: ! &ara'ount)
Titanic i $itribute$ in t1e US b6 &ara'ount8 an$ in t1e 3orl$3i$e b6 +5t1 Aentur6 FO
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Releae Date
T1e $a6 on 31ic1 t1e 0il' 3ill open in t1eater%
A1ooing a releae $ate i a c1allenge8 becaueGDi00erent ocietie Q Di00erent 'oviegoing 1abit ! Min$ t1e Holi$a6 in $i00erent Aountrie
Title Teting
Aon$ucting intervie3 3it1 0il'goer in or$er to $eter'ine 31ic1 o0 a nu'ber o0
title (or na'e) 0or an upco'ing 0il' 3ill $ra3 people in t1e target au$ience to t1e
t1eater to ee t1e 0il'&- or print an$ a$vertiing
T1e e:pene t1at $itributor incur in 'a9ing print o0 t1eir 0il' 0or t1eater an$
'ar9eting t1e 0il' to t1e public% E:G &oter
Reearc1 on t1e public
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THE RELAT!O$SH!P "ETWEE$ D!STR!"#TORS A$DTHEATER CHA!$SDitributor an$ T1eater nee$ eac1 ot1er%
Ho3 relation1ip 3or9C T1eater 1a boo9ing $ivion in
$i00erent area Ditributor in0ro' boo9ing $ivion
'ont1 in a$vance o0 31at 0il' t1e6 inten$ to releae t1e $itributor en$ T1eater
publicit6 'aterial T1eater 'a9e an eti'ate i0 t1at
'ovie 3ill $o at t1e bo: o00ice or
not I0 t1e 0il' 3ill 1ave a li'ite$ or
e:cluive releae8 t1e $itributor
3ill 3ant to place it in location
31ere t1e target au$ience 0or t1e
0il' live%
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%inancial Agreement& Ditribution an$ e:1ibition e:ecutive negotiate an exhibition license 0oreac1 t1eater
E:1ibition licene alo et t1e 0inancial arrange'ent
coni$eration t1e $itributor
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$on Theatrical Di&tri'ution ( E)hi'ition
Traditional and 1nline 2ideo StoresStore in 31ic1 conu'er bu6 t1e vi$eo rat1er t1an
2ut renting t1e'
Ao'panie t1at purc1ae releae 0ro' 0il' $itributor
an$ t1en rent t1e' on a pa6*per*$a6 bai to in$ivi$ual
cuto'er
ell*t1roug1 outlet
rental outlets
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$on Theatrical Di&tri'ution ( E)hi'ition *cont+,
!hibition of 3ovies on Television
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4*'$5(t1e unaut1ori;e$ $uplication o0 cop6rig1te$ 'aterial 0or pro0it)
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-ETHODS O% P!RACY +avin someone tae a video
camera into a theater and shoot
the movie. Smule a movie out of the
theater" $opy it" and return the
oriinal.
#uplicate the oriinal #2# intomany copies.
6pload the movie to the internetUn$er preure 0ro' t1e Unite$ State8 t1e
A1inee govern'ent too9 action againt ra'pant
'e$ia pirac6% - a part o0 t1at action8 'illion o0pirate$ AD an$ DVD 3ere $etro6e$ b6
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3edia iteracy and the 3otion 4icture *ndustry3oviemain in many ways lies at the center of merican 4opular $ulture.
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THE !-PACT.Cultural Dier&it/ (Cultural Coloniali&m
Aultural Diver6
JT1e U%S% 'ovie in$utr6 i 9eeping -'erican iolate$ 0ro' i'portant
apect o0 3orl$ cultureK
Aultural Aoloniali'i t1e proce b6 31ic1 t1e 'e$ia content o0 a $o'inating ociet6 (in t1i
cae8 t1e Unite$ State) urroun$ people o0 anot1er ociet6 3it1 value
an$ belie0 t1at are not t1oe o0 t1eir o3n ocietie%
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THAN) *$+