Film History 1930s

2. The Historical Dimension
1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
Watch http://youtu.be/OTFCctdiS04
Read: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2014/08/31/talkie-terror-the-transition-from-silents-to-sound
Footnote: http://filmsound.org/film-sound-history/

3. The Historical Dimension
1927 – The movies begin to speak, and sing.
Watch http://youtu.be/YMzV96LV6Cc
Read http://www.infoplease.com/cig/movies-flicks-film/brief-history-sound-movies.html
Footnote http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/02/musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots/

4. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Technical Developments
• The soundproof “ice box” temporarily limits camera movement.
Read https://filmhistoryf13.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/the-introduction-of-sound-in-cinema/
Footnote http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro.html

5. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Technical Developments
• A successful color photography system (Technicolor) is
introduced but it not widely used.
Read http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2012/01/17/how-color-changed-the-movies/
Read http://www.infoplease.com/cig/movies-flicks-film/condensed-history-color.html

6. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Big Five studios (majors) included Fox, MGM, Paramount,
RKO, and Warners; and the Little Three included Columbia,
United Artists, and Universal.
Read http://www.classichollywoodcentral.com/the-studio-system/
Footnote http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/film/STUDIOS.htm

7. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Dominance is fully established for studio production methods,
which included vertical integration, block booking, and the
contract system (which reduced stars’ salaries).
Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_system
Read https://picasaweb.google.com/114656905726841638976/MGM?feat=flashalbum#5700597435138265986
Footnote http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro2.html

8. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• The Film Program – Cartoons, Travelogues, Newsreels, Novelty
Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Musical Shorts, Coming Attractions,
Features, Double-Features
Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_feature
Read http://mentalfloss.com/article/52164/11-things-we-no-longer-see-movie-theaters

9. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Cinema (single) screens are in every neighborhood.
Read http://www.moah.org/movies/movie_theatres_p.html
Read http://www.whatitmeanstobeamerican.org/encounters/my-1930s-education-at-the-movies/

10. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Musicals, Horror Films, Gangster Films,
Screwball Comedies, Westerns
Read http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro3.html
Read http://www.filmsite.org/30sintro4.html

11. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Popular Genres – Disney Innovates the Animated Feature
Read http://blog.bcdb.com/lies-disney-told/snow-white-animated-feature/
Footnote http://movies.about.com/od/animatedmovies/a/history-animated-films.htm

12. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• American film dominates (up to 80% of the world market),
except perhaps in Japan.
Read http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0012122005/student_view0/chapter22/america_in_the_world.html

13. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Under pressure, especially from religious groups, the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors Association begins to
administer a tough Production Code through an office headed
by Joseph T. Breen.
Read or Listen http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93301189
Footnote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code
Footnote http://www.artsreformation.com/a001/hays-code.html

14. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939 Business Developments
• Production Code

15. The Historical Dimension
Important Films of the 1930s

16. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939
• 1939
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE60830901D8BA3E&feature=view_all

17. The Historical Dimension
1930-1939
• 1939
http://dadsmovies.blogspot.com/2012/01/1939-montage-part-one-over-there.html