Friday 27 September 2013

Hollywood studio system

In the hollywood studio system, films had a specific narrative structue. There was no hybridisation or subgenres, they only had classic forms of genre. It was used as cinimatic expressions of narrative which was had a reliable return of investment. Stars and directors became synonymous with genre which mean they stayed working in the same genre. For example, if an actor was seen playing a character in an action film he or she would only star in action films. This is because the public had expectations and an identification process. However, not long after the studio system fell because of reasons such as: virtical integration which is when the company owns the production distribution and theatre venues block booking and blind bidding were outlawed, rapid growth of the independents, sound was introduced, the rise of television and films started to become television series.     






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  1. In some areas it is argued that hybridisation was going on even in the very early days of Hollywood.

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