A Change in Perception: The Evolution of Entertainment, 1920-1962

The 1920’s and 1930’s were a time of distress. After the significant stock market crash in 1929, America began to collapse, causing the nation to suffer greatly. Allowing people to escape from the harsh, real world, movies and films gained popularity. One of the most notable aspects of the television was the transformation from black and white to colored television, which was iconic for people living in America. THESIS

Computer are not only revered for their practical utility, but also for their versatility, as they are often used for a source of entertainment. Computers lead way to the Internet, which in turn spawned social media sites, video streaming and video games. Websites such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter have gained so much traction in current day entertainment. A fun night out now consists of purely technological components: you begin movie night with an online streaming service, Netflix. After the movie, you decide to eat out. You determine where to eat by using Yelp, an online rating service. You go out with your friends, and take pictures of the occasion and post them on Facebook,

* The film gives the audience a chance to compare two different levels of American society, the culture and the world of the modern city and the culture and world of the Amish.

The Roaring Twenties was a time period in which an influx of leisure and individuality freedom ran rampant. Enjoying the fruits of their labor, Americans spent more on recreational activities like the theater, arts and especially the golden screen cinema. The rise of entertainment innovation and technology paved the way for the American film industry. As Hollywood influence proliferated on the global cinematic marketplace; conservative Americans feared the moral implications that movies would inflict on the younger generation. The primary source is of a teenage girl Mary, who shares her experiences of motion pictures as a frequent customer. The source is based on her outlook and beliefs which can be interpreted as bias.

For this project our task was to choose a movie that presented a family and has we watched the movie we were to observe different characteristics of each member of the family. This was a challenging task to find a movie that I felt demonstrated the characteristics of what I view a typical family in America to look like, so I chose the movie A River Runs Through It. This movie has always been one that I have really enjoyed, but it wasn’t until this assignment came about that I actually started to analyze the family dynamic that was present.

In today society the media entertainment has become very large. Media entertainment is everywhere you look and hear there is no way to avoid it. The entertainment media has influenced and shaped the American culture for many years. It has provided the American society with a variety of different television and cable programs such as drama, sports, comedy, suspense, horror, documentary and the combination of the local and world news to attract different generations. We cannot forget the influence the radio stations programs have also provided to the American culture with a variety of different genre of music such as classical,

Throughout American history our country has produced movie products that reflect our inner wants as a country and who we all can strive to and relate to bring us to a better place at the end of the day. Most characters in movies reflect either the American dream to become something greater than what we were originally set out to be such as in the movie Rocky, where Sylvester Stallone portrays a character that went from nothing and was considered the underdog and ends up almost beating the World Champion. This resonated with Americans as it embodied something that anyone could do. Even the actor gave up everything to create something he believed in and it made him into a more wealthy man in the long run. That message of sacrifice and hard work

During the 19th century, American had long working hours and have awful working condition because of the American Industrialization. In order to relieve their stress, entertainments were necessary. There were many forms of entertainment that were performed throughout America’s history. Two of the popular entertainment at that time were “minstrel show” and “freak show.” Minstrel show was also known as the “blackface,” which was a theatrical show that was mainly performed by white people with “blackface” makeup on. Another popular entertainment was the “freak show.” It was an exhibition of human with unusual body part. Some of them looked different because they were from cultures, while some of them had genetic mutation or diseases.

Advancements in the television of this era, has expediently evolved since it's inception. Various inventors that have thought of ways to use this technology to the advancement of information, culture, and entertainment. Developing the boundaries that have great introduce a way of communication, though 2008 has been identified as the “Golden Age” for this specific gravitational tech trend has left many to implementing this in the day-to-day functions of most work productivity. The title in which suggests, that evolution of the TV, at that time has made an improvement(s) point from the old tube televisions, to phenomenal advancements of present day technology. LCD's, LED's, Plasma, with motion sense have not seen a day of it's older models which

The 1950’s began a change in the life of Americans. This era change and evolved the American culture from what people were use to . During this era Americans are trying to coup with the changes brought by the end of WWII, the effects of communism, and the new cultural and social changes of America. The, “G.I. Bill”, by history.com Staff gives a short summary of what help was provided to veterans after World War II. In the article, “McCarthysim”, ushistory.org demonstrates how far fear can push people to harm others. While Jermie D. Cullip in the article, “1950’s Economics”, explains how, “The teenagers of the fifties had gone through the war not really knowing much about it, yet they had to deal with the result of World War II .” . All these articles demonstrate the changes and evolution of American culture.

The variety of TV programs in catching up with the development of pop-culture significantly changes the way I favor this type of entertainment. Even though the availability of streaming and recording make TV series and programs become resourceful and accessible almost every time, the frequency of watching gradually turns from a daily habit to selective occasion. Since family time with game shows and movies starts to become more and more individualistic, the vehicles of TV entertaining varies from the traditional plasma screen to the nearly ten-inch smartphones and tablets. The value of sharing common program and time together is replaced by personal interest and comfort zone. The TV platforms, therefore, adapt to the changing of the modern demographic by offering exclusive services and channels that fit the diversity of categories. TV entertainment becomes a part of personal life, in which designated by the specific streaming services, defined as the modern comfort zone and valued by the new vehicle of social gathering.

The dawn of the twentieth century ushered in popular entertainment on a scale for the masses that was unprecedented. The new medium of picture show entertainment evolved during the first half of the 1900s. Penny arcades, nickelodeons, and vaudevilles led a path for cinema movies that would later be consumed by the growing American masses. Earlier forms of pictures shows attracted lower classes because they were cheap and convenient for the working class. Older shows focused simply on broad themes and morals. However, as picture show entertainment expanded across the country and diversified in subject matter, more people from different classes, races, and genders became regular movie-goers. This break from social norms from the past led many to question this newer form of entertainment and called for censorship of the material, while the younger generation seemed to enjoy the questioning of social morals in these films. Never before has the beliefs of America been questioned country-wide and to such a large audience. This modern form of changing the status quo scared many moralists throughout the country. Ethnicity, class, and gender played a major factor in what people thought about the behavior that actors portrayed in these films and how it was effecting the American society. This bafflement of the American people led many to question the growing film industry and create controversies over the movies being produced.

Following the 1927 Wall street crash America entered a period of recession which continued into the 1930’s. With the advent of sound the cost of producing movies rose and so studios needed more money to make films. Investors, keen to see a return on their money, wanted films that would please audiences. This meant that films being made became generic. It was safer and more efficient for them to make a crime film or a western to a specific formula that would guarantee a good audience reaction than it was to experiment with story or format. Investors also wanted to ensure that audiences wouldn’t be offended by what they saw in a story. This gave rise to the now cliched morals or “American Family

Every post-war era in United States history is composed of a period of social revolution. Ideas about gender roles and economic class change as the country attempts to redefine itself and its morals in the wake of a devastating conflict. Although the Great Depression was fifteen years removed from the First World War, social issues of the time resemble the same issues that were pertinent in the immediate post-war era as well as American issues in the post-WWII era. In a lot of ways, they are still the issues we are facing nearly a century later. Many women were forced to work during the war to supplement their husband’s income while he was deployed overseas but when he returned, their help was no longer needed or desired. When the Great Depression hit in 1929, women who were still in the workplace or who sought jobs so that they could feed their families faced accusations that their position in the workplace were preventing men from obtaining jobs for their families. When the Depression ended and the United States became involved in World War II, women were again forced to work to supplement their husbands income, and yet again expected to leave the workforce when men returned home from war. During the time period from 1932-1945, social issues were addressed in film as both a moral boost during hard times and a criticism of society. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) boosted the moral of moviegoers during the Great Depression with its flashy costumes and dreams of being “in the

For decades, people have been fascinated with the concept of making images with higher resolution and higher brightness, especially with the rapid development of film technology and the deep commercialization of entertainment. In response to limitations to different traditional projector technology, three-chips Digital Light Processing (DLP) has been developed, heart of which is the semiconductor-based Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). Thanks to the DMD 's high stability and precise control on the light source, DLP technology has been widely used nowadays.