The document summarizes the history of Hollywood and the film industry. It discusses how Los Angeles transformed from a small Mexican town to the global center of cinema. It then outlines the major periods in Hollywood's history, famous actors and directors, blockbuster films, and top production companies. It also examines the growth of animated films and major awards ceremonies that recognize achievements in cinema.

1. By : Abdul Wasay Rao

2. Summary
• History Of Town
• History Of Cinema
• Hollywood Today
• Awards
• Blockbusters
• Production Companies
• Animated Films
By : Abdul Wasay Rao

3. History Of Town
• LA was a small Mexican town that
changed little in 3 decades after 1848
when California became part of the US.
• After the completion of Santé Fe Railroad
line from Chicago to LA in 1885,
immigrants flooded in especially white
protestants from mid-west.
• LA had a strong economic base in farming,
oil, tourism, real estate & movies.
• Hollywood made the city world famous &
WW II brought new industry especially
high-tech aircraft construction.

4. History Of Town
• New ethnic groups especially from Mexico
& Asia have transformed the demographic
base since 1960 old industries have
declined but Tourism, Entertainment &
High-tech remain strong.
• It was incorporated as city of Hollywood in
1903 but merged into LA in 1910.
• In 1980 LA’s population was 3,005,072
surpassing Chicago as 2nd in the whole
nation.

5. History Of Cinema
• 1886 land-owners Harvey & Daeida
Henderson Wilcox name their ranch
Hollywood after Daeida met a woman in
Ohio whose country house was called
“Hollywood” for English Holly & Wood.
• In 1900 Jewish movie makers from New
York found the sunny, temperate weather
more suitable for year around location
shooting. It boomed into the cinematic
heart of the United States.
• In 1902 The Electric Theater, the first
movie theater built for that purpose, by
Thomas Lincoln Tally in downtown Los
Angeles.

6. History Of Cinema
• The name Hollywood was coined by
H.J.Whitley the (Father Of Hollywood) who
bought 500 acre from Harvey & Daeida
(Mother Of Hollywood).
• In 1907, The first film crew from the Selig
polyscope company, films in LA with
occidental Studios as founder Hobart
Bosworth starring.
• In 1912, Thomas Tally
shows the first color
movie at the electric
theater in Hollywood
founded universal studio.

7. Hollywood Today
• The Cinema of US, generally referred as
Hollywood has had a profound effect on
cinema across the world since early 20th
century.
• French Lumiere brothers are generally
credited with the birth of modern cinema.
• Hollywood is some time separated into
four main periods. The Silent Film Era,
Classical, Hollywood Cinema, New
Hollywood.
• Since 1920’s the American film industry
has grossed more money every year than
that of any other country.

8. Hollywood Today
• Today American film studios collectively
generate several hundred movies every
year making US the third most profilic
producer of films in the world after the
Indian & Nigerian cinema.
• Hollywood is considered the best film
industry when it comes to the sound
quality, computer graphics, story and
direction skills & has produced CG films
like Avatar & Tron: Legacy.
• Due to Hollywood achievements since 20th
century every year several new directors,
actors aspire to achieve great fame like
their predecessors in Hollywood.

9. Awards
• Organizations and festivals that recognize
achievements in cinema, usually by
awarding various prizes. The awards
sometimes also have popular unofficial
names (such as the 'Oscar' for
Hollywood's Academy Awards).
• Awards have been divided into three major
categories: critic's awards, voted on
(usually annually) by a group of critics;
festival awards, awards presented to the
best film shown in a particular film festival;
and industry awards, which are selected
by professionals working in some branch
of the movie industry.

10. Awards
• US celebrate academy awards every year.
• Golden Globe Awards which are held in
the Beverly Hotel every year since 1961.
• The Academy Awards or Oscars it was
first televised in 1953. The Oscars is also
the oldest entertainment awards
ceremony, its equivalents, the Emmy
Awards for television, the Tony Awards for
theatre, and the Grammy Awards for
music and recording, are modeled after
the Academy Awards.
• The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards
show presented annually on MTV.

11. Actors & Directors
• There are many famous actors & Directors
in Hollywood which make the Hollywood
what it is today some of them are;
• John Wayne was born Marion
Robert Morrison in Winterset
in 26 may 1906 and was famous for Slow
talk and distinctive gravelly voice
& distinctive cat-like walk.
• James Dean was born in 1931 &
raised on a farm by his aunt &
uncle in Fairmount was famous
for his “Rebel without a cause”.

12. Actors & Directors
• Marilyn Monroe was born Norma
Jeanne Mortenson on June 1,
1926 in Los Angeles, California.
Her mother was a film-cutter at
RKO Studios she was famous
for her Lisp, breathless voice,
Platinum blonde hair, Voluptuous figure.
• Jack Nicholson, an American
actor, producer, screenwriter &
director, is a three-time
Academy Award winner and 12
time nominee.

13. Actors & Directors
• Meryl Streep Considered by
many critics to be the greatest
living actress, Meryl Streep has
been nominated for the
Academy Award an astonishing
18 times, & has won it three times.
• Martin Charles Scorsese was
born on November 17, 1942, in
New York, to Italian-American
parents. He directed all time hit
movie “Goodfellas” and is on
top of imdb’s director’s list.

14. Actors & Directors
• James Francis Cameron was
born on August 16, 1954 in
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.
He moved to the United States
in 1971. And has Directed &
Produced top hit films like Avatar & titanic.
• Tim Burton was born in 1958
California. His early film career
was fueled by almost
unbelievable good luck, It’s his
talent & originality that kept him
at the top of the Hollywood tree.

15. Block Busters
• Hollywood has created many block busters
since the 20th century some of its biggest
block-buster are:
• Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane
(1941) is frequently cited in
critics polls as the greatest film
of all time.
• Victor Fleming’s Gone with the
Wind held the record of highest
grossing film for 25 years, &
adjusted for inflation has earned
more than any other film.

16. Block Busters
• Titanic (1997) by James Cameron inspired
by the true incident is
considered best film for the
decade and is on 2nd highest
grossed film of all time.
• Avatar which is directed &
written by James Cameron is
an Animated Fantasy film
released in (2009) is the 1st
highest grossed film of all time
due to its sceneries & CG
(Computer Graphics).

17. Production Companies
• Hollywood is the home of some of the
greatest production companies of all time
I.E:
• Warner Bros. Entertainment & Warner
Bros. Animation is considered the biggest
production house of US/Canada & has
market share of 17.1%. It has produced
films like Batman Trilogy, Gravity & Matrix.
• The Walt Disney, Pixel & Walt Disney
Animation studios is Second biggest
Production house with 15.9% share & has
produced films like The Jungle Book, Star
Wars & Bambi.

18. Production Companies
• Colombia Pictures & Sony Animation is
considered 4th with 11.2% share and has
produced films like It Happened One
Night, The Amazing Spider Man & The
Smurfs 2.
• Fox Filmed Entertainment (21st Century
Fox) & Blue Sky studios has 10.8% share
and has produced hit films like Avatar, X-Men:
Days Of Future Past & Alien.
• Paramount Pictures & Paramount
Animation hold a share of 8.94% share in
Hollywood Industry & had produced block
busters like The God Father, The
Transformers & The Adventures Of Tintin.

19. Animated Films
• Animated Films holds became famous in
Hollywood especially in late 20th century to
until now Animated Movies make a lot of
revenue some of the greatest animated
films of all time are:
• Frozen (2013) by Jennifer Lee
story of a winter queen and her
sister.
The Lion King (1994) by Roger
Allers about a Lion cub and
future king Simba searches for
his identity.

20. Animated Films
• Wall-E (2008) by Andrew
Stanton In the distant future, a
small waste collecting robot
inadvertently embarks on a
space journey & will ultimately
decide the fate of mankind.
• Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) by Isao
Takahata about a tragic film
covering a young boy and his
little sister's struggle to survive
in Japan during World War II.

21. Animated Films
• Toy Story 3 (2010) by Pixar, lee Unkrich.
The toys mistakenly delivered
to a day-care center instead of
the attic before Andy leaves, &
it's up to Woody to convince the
other toys that they weren't
abandoned & to return home.
• Spirited Away (2001) by Hayao
Miyazaki, A 10-year-old girl
wanders into a world ruled by
gods, witches & monsters where
humans change into animals.

22. Reference
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.hollywoodfilmoffice.org
• www.imdb.com
• www.filmsite.org
• www.rottentomatoes.com
• www.express.co.uk