Can Bollywood Go Global?
Case Analysis: Managerial Communication II
Section A
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Ankur Jain
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Executive Summary
The movie Industry came into being towards the end of the 19th century and it has grown steadily over the years, incorporating several changes in its outfit and presentation. From the French beginnings, to the British influence and then the American dominance after the 2nd world war, the entertainment industry has seen it all.
Bollywood, the Hindi-language industry in Mumbai is considered by many to be the heart of the Indian film industry. Although the format of Bollywood films has changed over the years, a typical film is melodramatic; long (three to four hours); filled with song and dance
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With the end of colonialism, Indian popular cinema emerged as “India’s sole model of national unity” and films were used as a tool for social critique. 1950 – 1960: A Golden Age of Indian Cinema
1950s saw the increasing popularity of cinema that derived its inspiration from realism. Foreign influence played a key role in this development. The first International Film Festivals of India were held in 1952. The film festival helped Indian filmmakers learn more about French and Italian neo-realist films.
Satyajit Ray, with his debut Bengali film, Pather Panchali (1955), became the pioneer of a genre of films that would come to be recognized as Indian parallel cinema. The film won the Best Human Document award at the Cannes Film Festival and brought Indian cinema into the international limelight. Ray’s film also marked the beginning of the resurgence of Bengali cinema, where films targeted educated and sensitive viewers.
While Indian parallel cinema was making a mark in the festival circuits, traditional Bollywood was gaining popularity overseas. Raj Kapoor, who both directed and acted in his films, played a key role in popularizing mainstream Indian cinema abroad. Kapoor’s film Awara (1951), dubbed in Turkish, Farsi, and Arabic, broke box office records in South East Asia and the Middle East. His films were also very popular in Russia and he reached such heights of popularity that the Russians paid tribute to him as one of great
In chapter two of The Cultures of American Film, the main focus is the establishment of studios. As demand for films rose in the early 1900’s, production companies needed to expand; this lead to the creation of large scale studios.
The movie theater has a significant influence on the cultural formation of a society. The United States has always been at the forefront of film history, despite not being the first country to develop the art of motion filming. It was through film that the US consolidated the American way of Life in the world. After World War II the United States stepped up their cultural influence, begun in the 1930s and 1940s, using mainly movies. The American cinema began to spread many traces of their own culture such as habits, customs, behaviors, brands and standards of beauty, which was soon absorbed by the countries that bought his films.
It is quiet impossible to think about the American film industry without the name of Hollywood. While you are thinking about Hollywood and the American film industry you will find that the effect of Hollywood has given rise to several periods of American Cinema. From silent films to movies made by modern technology and
In cinema’s early days, the film industry was based in New York, the nation’s theatrical center. Most movies were being filmed in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, and Florida. However, by the 1920’s, southern California had become the leading film capital due to its cheap land and labor. Films gained their popularity after Vaudeville actors striked in 1901. This left theaters scrambling for acts and films became the main event. Silent films were widely popular in the early 1920’s and were usually accompanied by live piano or organ music. Talking-pictures were first introduced in 1923, but did not become popular until 1927.
The Australian film industry has over the years revolutionized from what was called a silent era, to the sound era and then the new wave. The silent era as the name implies featured film making without the use of sound while the sound era introduced the addition of sound to films. From the years 1906 to 1911, Australia happened to be the most prolific producer of feature films in the world. As at this period in time, Australian producers had easy access to cinema screen because of the irregular supply of foreign films. This notable success however began to experience a gradual decline as the Hollywood
Movies, being an influential factor in our society, make a great impact on our outlook on foreign and
Australian film industry had good and bad times or 'boom and bust' (Stratton, 1990) in period of last 100 years and that is why it can be called a fragile industry. If we look at the history, era before 1914, we find out that Australia was counted as one of the biggest film making countries of the world. This Australian film industry took the honor of being first to produce world's first feature film in 1906, The Story of the Kelly Gang.
Throughout the history of filmmaking, many different genres have thrived such as the romantic comedy, giving us such classics as Bringing up Baby and His Girl Friday. The war film gave us All Quiet on the Western Front and Paths of
The film history of Hollywood is an extremely intriguing and intense. The film industry flourished in the 1890s, when motion picture cameras were invented and film production companies started to be established. It is fascinating how short films displayed in nickelodeons soon developed into feature films shown in luxurious movie palaces across the country. Technology was improving at a fast rate and later on new film techniques such as artificial lighting, fire effects and enhanced movie sets were introduced. Films, and Hollywood
The most favorite pass time of any Indian is watching a TV set or catching up the show of their desired interest in the local cinema hall. As people are investing a major chunk of their time in the reel world it is, but natural to affect their real world. But does it always happen that way? “Cinema has only been around for a 100 years; men have been treating women badly for much longer than that,” argues filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan. “So how can one blame cinema for what is going wrong in our country today?”
To sum up, American movies released in the 21st century are a huge part of the popular culture around the world. Despite the already mentioned characteristics, further researching is to be made when talking about such a wide topic. Through some of these characteristics it is clear that American movies will keep on gaining attention from all around the world and make us fill the cinemas even
To tell the truth, the film industry has evolved and grown very quickly since its creation in the early 1900’s. Over the years, it has gained the attention of every culture in every part of the world. These days, thanks to its popularity, it is a big part in shaping the social culture by changing the audience's’ opinions or swaying them one way or another. The idea that a film
The costs, methods of distribution, and themes of Hollywood and Nollywood films reflect strongly their target audiences; how the target audience affects the production of a film and how the production of a movie is designed to capture a specific
Transnational cinema is a developing concept. It changes alongside the film industry. The ever-increasing of Diasporas and ever-developing cultural identity help shape transnational cinema. Transnational cinema is an emergence of cultural phenomenon and it develops though time. The clip I created aims to
Satyajit Ray (2 May, 1921- 23 April, 1992) is one of the best directors from the golden era of Bengali cinema (1952-1975). During that period parallel cinema movement emerged in India. This parallel cinema movement was mainly led by Bengali cinema. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta, and his family was very prominent in the field of arts and literature. He earned his reputation with his first film Pather Panchali (1955), it won eleven international awards, and with this film, he introduced Bengali cinema to the world. And now he is widely admired as one of the best filmmakers of the 20th century. He received his bachelor from the University of Calcutta in economics.