India: One of the Leaders of the Film Production

The most famous films created by Lumiere brothers included: L’Arroseur arrose, Sortie des Usines Lumiera a Lyon (workers leaving the Lumiere factory), and the Arrivee d'un train en gare a La Ciotat Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat). Word cinema was derived from Cinematographe, and was born when Lumiere brothers presented their first commercial film to paying audience in the world’s first movie theater, that is how I believe the Lumiere brothers developed commercialized market for cinema.

In the film production industry, the main goal is to produce a film that appeals to the audience and incorporate elements of the certain time period. In doing so, the production film must keep in mind the current trends and views of society. Stereotypes have been commonly present in society for as long as our history dates back to. Among these stereotypes, I will be focusing primarily on Asian stereotypes- the primary reason being that I am an Asian American myself. The portrayal of these common stereotypes however, does not imply or mean that Americans view it in a positive light. Some of the most renowned and racist films in history are Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Sixteen Candles. In addition to these films, I will be examining and analyzing the television series Gossip Girl and Fresh off the Boat to access a different perspective on the subject of how minorities are seen in American society. Asian America is known to be comprised of immigrants, the ninjas, the kung-fu masters, small business owners, eastern mystics, Chinese restaurant waiters and people who can’t pronounce their Ls and Rs properly. It’s also land of slanted eyes, buck teeth, and incorrect grammar. It’s a land of the yellow menace taking America’s money. But we will dive deeper into that subject as this extended essay progresses, this is only the introduction portion of course. Today’s lack of Asians on movie screens can be traced to the very beginning of American film. Back then, minorities—including

The first film ever created was “Eadweard Muybridge”. The film was actually due to a bet. The bet was between former California Governor Leland Standford and Muybridge.

In the first passage, the author, Tanya Jenkins, tells us that the first movies that were produced had no sound and were in black and white. In 1927, the movie The Jazz Singer was the first movie produced with sound. In 1939, color was introduced into movies.

The birth of film began in 1872, when Leland Stanford bet a friend that a horse lifts all four of its legs off the ground when running. To settle the disagreement, Stanford employed photographer Eadweard Muybridge to take pictures. After settling the debate, Muybridge developed the first primitive cinema that he called “zoöpraxiscope”. The first films lasted only about a minute long, were black and white, and had no entertainment

Japanese film went through a huge expansion prior and during WWII, but remained isolated within the countries film industry until after the war. With the help of the Edison Kinetograph, the first viable motion-picture camera, Japanese film went through a more violent and sexualized period. This “primitive” movement, powered by Kabuki Theater, occurred because of the popularity and influence of the older, more revered style (Cook 565). Kabuki plays were “highly stylized and somewhat [had an] overwrought dramatic form,” (Cook 565). This lead to Kabuki styled-films to enter into mainstream cinema, providing stories that went from stage to screen and encouraged the growth of the Japanese film industry.

My entire life I have been fascinated with film and commercials. As a kid, I would stop what I was doing to watch a commercial. This has not changed through the years. My goal in life is to work in the film industry and work with video. This may have developed from my brother’s short term love for the video arts. Like most little brothers I followed in his footsteps through a lot of things and most of them would not stick. As I grew older I developed my own different ideals and likes. But, video just stuck with me. Even if film production doesn’t work out I have always had a childlike excitement for fighting fires. Being the person to save the day is something that everybody wants to do, but not everyone peruses this dangerous career.

The modern film industry was born around the beginning of the twentieth century. On April 23rd 1896 Thomas Edition showed the first publicly-projected motion picture at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City. From there the film industry had an explosive growth rate. In fact,

Soviet cinema has a significant contribution to the world’s film history. The years after the October Revolution in 1917 bring many economic difficulties and political changes to the newly formed USSR, which also affected film production. The nationalization of the film industry, Kuleshov experiments, and the support from the government mark some of the most important phases that influenced the progress and development of the Soviet film. Even though used as medium of propaganda, the cinema popularity

While the first film projection took place in Iraq in 1909, it was not really seen the film a cultural activity or hobby until the 1920s. The role of the first film, such as the famous film Zora in Baghdad's bustling Rasheed street, I played mostly silent movies of American citizens to the British.

The beginning of the cinema is dated on 28 December 1895. This day, Lumiere brothers arranged the first open display of motion pictures. Although it was not the initial presentation of their invention, the cinematograph, it was the first one for which they were selling tickets, for the symbolic 1 CHF . Later on, the process of film development has gone fairly quickly. Hollywood’s Golden Age, which fell between 1927 and 1960, was the most essential

Over the years, Bollywood has emerged as its own distinct identity in the global Film industry. Bollywood is the global leader in production of movies with a staggering 27,000 featured films and thousands of short films. ( Pillania 1) However, Hollywood is still the leader in revenues generated. Due to the growth of the Indian market and globalization, Bollywood has made its way to the international markets. Globalization is often misrepresented as the growing influence of the western culture in the world and so we tend to state that Hollywood is influencing Bollywood to a great extent. An argument can be made to justify the validity of that statement. However, this paper aims at presenting the influence of Bollywood on Hollywood in

The moving picture was created from a desire to expand our perceptions. The motion picture industry was a necessary born from a simple format. With the advent of photography between 1816 and 1818 by Frenchman Joseph Niepce, there was a desire for movement which made cinema inevitable. The first known images were fuzzy images on mental plates. Louis Daguerre also noted as pioneer of photography; inception of film followed 50 years later.

The Indian film industry, popularly known as Bollywood, produces many catchy tunes each year via its production of numerous films. Hindi music has become popular as part of Bollywood where the actors convey their feelings through singing and dancing. It is not possible to talk about Hindi music without referring to the film the song belongs to, however, for the purpose of this essay the Indian film songs will be kept as independent as possible from the film which they belong to. To recognize the significance of Bollywood and the filmy geets, it is imperative to understand India and the Indian culture. India is the largest democratic country in the world due to its population. It has 29 states with 23 official languages and Hindi as its

The biggest obstacle any movie director must face is trying to please a critical audience. It is especially difficult if the movie they are producing is based on a popular novel, such as E. M. Forster’s, A Passage to India. Each reader has their own perspective of what the characters are supposed to be like and it is the director’s job to try their hardest to please everyone and give an accurate representation of the text. David Lean did a fantastic job with his casting decisions for his 1984 film version of A Passage to India. In fact, Lean manages to clarify the novel’s intentions. The characterization in David Lean’s film of A Passage to India mirrors the novel’s original intentions and provides even more depth to the characters.