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Unit 26: Film Studies
Assignment 2: The contexts of Production
Final Report
Shikiel Alexander
Brief
I was askedtofindout abouthowthe Contextsof Productioncanaffectthe final product,inthis
case,Films.The contextsIwasaskedto investigate were:
 Historical
 Technological
 Cultural
Methods
A.) Historical & Technological
Firstly, I watcheda documentarycalled‘The Birthof Hollywood’narratedby Paul Merton,whichwas
all abouthow the Hollywoodfilmindustrystarted,the people,the places,the technologyandalso
some clipsfromthe earliestof films. ThenI exploredaPowerPointcalled FilmHistorywhichexplains
howthe filmindustrystartedwith abetabout horse gambling.It providesinformationaboutthe
earlyfilmindustry,itsshowssome of the firstmovie directorsand the people whocreatedthe first
cinema,fromall thisinformationIconstructedavintage styledshortsilentfilmandaleaflet.
B.) Cultural
I investigatedhowideologyandculture canbe representedthroughacountry’sfilm output.This
involvedlookingatthe same clipsfromdifferentcountriesandconductingfurthersecondaryand
primaryresearchintothe filmsof one particular countryof myownchoice from which Iconstructed
a ‘Prezi’.The Prezi wastodo with America;itcontainedfactsaboutAmerica,suckas the capital city,
the president,howmanystatesthere are andso on.It alsocontainedstereotypesaboutAmerica.