George Lucas New Wave

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.

What goes through the mind of the creator of Star Wars?George Lucas has given people a new culture and has led the film industry into a whole new era. What goes through the mind of a creator is a muse, something that will catch his eye as well as yours. The man who created the most influential and created a new culture. George Lucas is a notable American because he has given a new culture, and something to fall in love with.

During the course of this essay it is my intention to discuss the differences between Classical Hollywood and post-Classical Hollywood. Although these terms refer to theoretical movements of which they are not definitive it is my goal to show that they are applicable in a broad way to a cinema tradition that dominated Hollywood production between 1916 and 1960 and which also pervaded Western Mainstream Cinema (Classical Hollywood or Classic Narrative Cinema) and to the movement and changes that came about following this time period (Post-Classical or New Hollywood). I intend to do this by first analysing and defining aspects of Classical Hollywood and having done that,

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away The Movie Brats were at the top of the film industry, producing new blockbusters every year. The Movie Brats were a group of directors who were changing the film industry with their blockbuster movies American New Wave movement in the American film industry. The directors who made the most impact during this time period were no other than Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, John Milius, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Paul Schrader. Now will we only look into these three directors Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and also the great Steven Spielberg. All of these directors have created some of the greatest films in the film industry from “American Graffiti, Mean Streets, The Conversation, Jaws, Taxi

The first Star wars movie “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” was a game changer in the world of movies. According to the National Information Services, LLC “STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE” made $1,554,475 just in the opening weekend on May, 25,1977 and made a whopping $786,598,007 according to the worldwide box office ticket registry. "Box Office History for Star Wars Movies." Star Wars Franchise Box Office History. Nash Information Services, LLC., n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2016. This film is idolized by millions Americans and foreigners and we can all thank one man for it. George Lucas. A lot of opinions have been formed about all six of the Star Wars movie some good some bad. Throughout this essay I give you data on Star Wars, background information on George Lucas the creator, George’s mindset on the changes of the originals and prequels, my judgement on fan reactions and George’s decisions, and of course the opinions of the beloved fans who made Star wars famous.

A long time ago--in a galaxy not so far away-- a boy with a love of space operas and race cars would grow into a man who would create a movie empire and change the world of cinema for years to come. George Walton Lucas Jr. was born on May 14, 1944, in Modesto, California- a small farming town east of San Francisco (Barson). He attended Thomas Downey High School and later attended Modesto Junior College to study social sciences. While he was there, Lucas took an interest in photography and film and, subsequently, decided he wanted to go to art school. Then, he enrolled in the University of Southern California film school and produced eight student films with his new friend Francis Ford Coppola (“George Lucas Biography”). After many short film

George Lucas 's Star Wars, is one of America 's most prominent modern epics. The same can be said for Joss Wedon 's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They share many similarities, most notably in their respective hero 's journey. Both stories are told through modern mediums, television and cinema, rather than clay tablets or written word. This change of medium is a product of the time period the works were created in, and reflects the massive technological advances of the last century.

During this time the film studios grew in power, new stars and directors were discovered and the eight major studios produced more than 7500 feature films. “These films were released by the studios to audiences eager to be entertained. More than 80 million people attended at least one film per week. This period enjoyed the greatest collection of talent gathered in one place.” (Motion Pictures, The New Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2001)

George Lucas’ space epic has colonized our imagination(rogerebert). If Star Wars: A New Hope was never made it would be hard to imagine. Other filmmakers would not be as driven to meet the same expectations as A New Hope did. Kids would not have had something they are interested in and a fan of as much as Star Wars did. Since Star Wars: A New Hope was the first movie, if it were never made we would not have the entire series, which was fantastic and had stunning features being displayed and some of the best characters ever created, and ended up making 215 million dollars in the U.S and 337 million

Though Lucas has many successful films, he also had another major contribution to the movie industry, ILM, standing for Industrial Light and

In this book, King examines the Hollywood “Renaissance” from the late 1960s to the late 1970s as well as some of the industrial factors that shape the current dominance of the corporate blockbuster. King begins by stating that there are two distinct periods when addressing “New Hollywood” including the Hollywood Renaissance and the New Hollywood. Geoff King analyses new Hollywood dynamically and accessibly in his text and discusses diverse films, film makers and film companies apart from concentrating on the interactions between the film texts, social contexts, and their producers by using examples across Hollywood and its genres. He further discusses how positions of studios within media conglomerate, and the relationship between production for big and small screens as well as the influence of television, advertising and franchising on the New Hollywood have been transformed the form of the films (King 137-140).

Europe is the home of many nations. It is also the home of philosophical, political and cultural movements. Mainly because of its advantage of having a western civilization before anyone else is currently named as the "Old Continent" (Lewis and Wigen, 1997, p.29). The fact that there is a considerate amount of movements of all classes in Europe created many borders and national sentiments. Although in recent times and culturally speaking, and in film specifically, there is a defined map that splits the industry in two: Hollywood, which is popular entertainment, the "norm" or the "classic", and Europe, which is art; this is seen in the study of film as a cultural phenomenon, film theory, where the studies are well-stablished in Britain and the

Hollywood has been a formidable force in the film industry since the 1910’s onwards. As with any industry that has lasted that length of time, Hollywood has gone through a few changes to deal with the changes in technology and culture. One of the more significant changes that Hollywood has faced since the advent of sound in films, was the fall of its Golden Era. There were a combination of reasons the industry went through dramatic changes in the late 1950s to mid-1960s. The Paramount decree and other government imposed limitation on power of the studios, change in audience demographic, and a strict code system limiting the types of stories that could be told through the medium of film all contributed to a shift in the industry and the type of product that Hollywood

One of the most iconic movie franchises of all time, Star Wars helped influence many Sci-Fi Movies for the past 40 years. The first three movies, Known as “The Originals”, were critically acclaimed as Iconic, Influential, and monumental. Star Wars was created by Legendary George Lucas in 1977, who tried for multiple Film companies to fund these movies; but ultimately shut him down. Which I am sure they regret it dearly. The movies depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” In the Originals, it consists on three movies The New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and the Return of the Jedi. While all three of them were successes, the First two were the most profitable and iconic. While this paper is supposed

"Movies have a big voice, and what we filmmakers have to do is to set a good example."