The film industry, also known as the motion picture industry, comprises companies involved in the production and distribution of films. Major components include production studios, cinemas, film festivals, and distribution networks. India produces the most films annually, while the United States has the largest market. Hollywood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, gave its name to the American film industry and became the most dominant in the world. The name "Hollywood" originated from "Holly Wood" referring to English holly trees and wood, and was formally incorporated in 1910 as the film industry emerged. Major studios like Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros. were established in the early 20th century, marking Hollywood's rise. It has since globalized through

1. What? How? When? Where?

2. What is a film industry?
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of
filmmaking
For example :
 production companies
 film studios
 cinematography
 film production
 screenwriting
 pre-production
 post production,
 film festivals,
 distribution;
 actors,
 film directors
 film crew
Though the expense involved in making movies almost immediately led film production to concentrate under the
auspices of standing production companies, advances in affordable film making equipment, and expansion
of opportunities to acquire investment capital from outside the film industry itself, have allowed independent
film production to evolve.
India is the country that produces more films annually and has the largest number of admissions, while the United
States has the largest number of screens and the largest market by box office gross.
HOLLY WOOD IS A TYPE OF A SUCCESSFUL FILM INDUSTRY WE WILL DISCUSS FURTHER.

3. What is
Hollywood?
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the
central region of Los Angeles,
California. It is notable for its place as
the home of the entertainment industry,
including several of its historic studios.
Its name has come to be a metonym for
the motion picture industry of the United
States.
Hollywood was a small community in
1870 and was incorporated as a
municipality in 1903.[1][2] It officially
merged with the city of Los Angeles in
1910, and soon thereafter a prominent
film industry began to emerge,
eventually becoming the most dominant
and recognizable in the world.

4. The name Hollywood was put by H. J.
Whitley, known as the "Father of
Hollywood.
In 1886, on his honeymoon he was
standing on a hill where he met a
Chinese man in a wagon carrying wood.
The man got out of the wagon and
bowed. The Chinese man was asked
what he was doing and replied, "I holly-
wood", meaning 'hauling wood.' HJ
Whitley had an epiphany and decided to
name his new town Hollywood. Holly
would represent England and wood
would represent his Scottish heritage.

5. 1886
Landowners Harvey & Daeida Henderson Wilcox
name their ranch Hollywood after Daeida met a
woman in Ohio whose country house was
called “Hollywood” for the English holly and
woods.
1902
The Electric Theater, the first movie theater built
for that purpose, by Thomas Lincoln Tally in
downtown Los Angeles. Admission was 10
cents for a one-reel movie.
1907
The first film crew, from the Selig Polyscope
Company, films in Los Angeles with Occidental
Studios founder Hobart Bosworth starring.

6. 1909
Selig Polyscope Company, the first permanent
studio in LA, is established in the historic Edendale
District. Hundreds of movies are filmed until its
demise in 1918. Only a handful survive.
1910
Townsmen vote Hollywood into the City of Los
Angeles in order to get running water. “Hollywood
Boulevard” replaces “Prospect Avenue.”
D.W. Griffith decides to direct the first film shot in
Hollywood, “In Old California,” in Hollywood
because of the friendly small-town population and
the beautiful location.
1911
The first motion picture studio in Hollywood was
built by the Nestor Motion Picture Company on
Sunset and Gower corner. Nestor Studios merged
one year later with Universal Film Company

7. 1912
Thomas Lincoln Tally shows the first color movie at the
Electric Theater in Hollywood.
Universal Studios founded. Mack Sennett opens the
Keystone Film Co.
1914
Hobart Bosworth, a silent screen actor from Ohio,
started a production company in Los Angeles in order
to make Jack London stories into films. Jack London
even cameod as a sailor in the first picture, “The Sea
Wolf” (1913). Bosworth finished building the Occidental
Studios lot in July.
Charlie Chaplin makes his first movie, “Making a
Living,” filmed on 35 mm in Los Angeles under the
auspicious banner of the Keystone Pictures Studio,
syndicate of the famous Keystone Cops.
Mack Sennett makes the first feature-length comedy,
"Tillie's Punctured Romance," starring Charlie Chaplin.

8. Main achievements in Hollywood
In 1915 William Fox starts the Fox Film
Foundation with studios built in New
Jersey and Hollywood.
Hollywood made an independent film
studio by help of Charlie chaplain in
1919
Mickey Mouse debuted in the first
synchronized sound cartoon “Steamboat
Willie” by the Disney Brothers Production
Company. The cartoon was drawn and
filmed in their garage in Los Feliz in 1928.
In 1953 The first Academy Awards
television by NBC.
Hollywood purchased the universal
studios
after Marylyn Monroe's suicide.
“Titanic” becomes the most expensive film
ever made at 200 million dollars and
receives 14 Oscar Nominations and 11
wins.
In 2006
Walt Disney Co. buys Pixar for $7.4
billion, making the former CEO of
Pixar and the current CEO of Apple,
Steve Jobs, the largest shareholder
at Disney.

9. Timeline of Hollywood.
1890s was the time when they had
earliest cameras and projectors.
1910s they height of silent camera
1930s too 1940s golden era for the
Hollywood industry
Late 60s they started franchising movies,
we can say it was a new Hollywood!
1980s independent videos.

10. How did Hollywood get globalized?
Examples:
In the 1960s in Spain they started using
UK and USA actors.
In India a film named ‘shollay’ was
inspired by Hollywood movie called
the magnificent seven and was a
blockbuster.
Even in the 20th century many
bollywood movies are derived from
the Hollywood movies specially
horror movies.

11. Hollywood ownerships.
• Paramount
• Fox
• Warner
• Rko
• Universal

12. Some famous movies

13. References taken by:
-Wikipedia
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