2. THE BEGINNING ……
• 1882: “moving picture”
• (One at a time)
• Weren’t popular at first
• 1920’s (became longer and more
polished)
• 1930’s: sound and color
• Great Depression provided escape
• Hollywood became home of the
movie industry
Source: (Old Media New Media
Mass communications in the Information Age Wilson Dizard Jr.)
3. ROLE AN FUNCTION OF MOVIES
• Entertainment make
money
• Social reasons
• Leisure time gives you
something to do
• Target a select audience
• Enlighten you/ humor you
what ever function you
want
• Source:
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors
/blmotionpictures.htm
