The two decade period beginning in the late 1940s and concluding in the late 1960s represented the

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.

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,

When most people think of the 1950’s or 1960’s, they think of Elvis, Greasers, jukeboxes, Woodstock, and rainbow peace signs and hippie love. Although these symbols are somewhat accurate (and very popular), not many people think about the changes society and culture went through. The 1950’s and 60’s were a time of great change and freedom for many Americans. Everything from World War II, to the gay liberation movement, to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped to change society. Many of the views American’s had on topics such as war, gender roles and sexual preference were changed greatly after these events and have led to our culture being what it is today. The 1950’s and 1960’s were a time where great changes took place that helped to

To briefly summarize the plot; ‘An American In Paris’ is a well told old-fashioned love story, of a man 'Jerry" Mulligan, played by Gene Kelly, and a woman, Lise, played by Leslie Caron, who is involved with another man named Henri Bourel, a popular nightclub performer who

At the end of World War I, an excited America was poised for a cultural renaissance; patriotism was on the rise, the strong concept of Manifest Destiny had passed its peak of influence, and, most importantly, there had not been a clear shift in culture for decades. The Jazz Age of the 1920s was about to dawn, bringing with it youthful, risqué morals and a carefree look on life. From these ideals, a new, strongly American form of entertainment would emerge: musical theatre. Most commonly found in New York City on Broadway even to this day, musical theatre became an escape from reality and an entry into the imagination. The grand and splashy components that make up what is considered a classic Broadway musical can ultimately be traced back to Cole Porter. Porter’s writing, albeit at times controversial or raunchy, was able to harness the frantically beating heart of the Jazz Age and turn it into treasured shows. Using his unique melodies, romantic or idealistic lyrics, and his pioneering of writing about the human experience, Cole Porter shaped American music and theatre from the 1920s through the 1940s.

The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the

The film industry operates in a continuous cycle, searching for the newest and best pieces to make their movies creative, interesting, and marketable. Historically, the film industry attempts to follow a set structure in an attempt towards success in such a volatile market, however, this approach creates a system much like that of Ford’s Model-T production line, invented in the 1910s, which involved each worker on the line doing a single job. Only a few years later, during the 1920s and 1940s, the film industry showed that they adopted a similar approach to their industry, with each person—actor, director, producer, writer, etc.—performing a distinct role. In the late 1920s, as Hollywood transitioned from silent films to “talkies”, actors and actresses were met with the challenge of adapting to a new role and many of them no longer fit the role required by the growing Hollywood machine. The film Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) explores and critiques the landscape of the hierarchy and harsh realities of Hollywood. In the same vein as many films of the film noir style, the mood of pessimism and fatalism reflected in the form parallels the reality of many people in Hollywood during the 1900s.

MGM brought Hollywood into the Rock 'n' Roll era with Blackboard Jungle. In search of the kind of music teens like the film's

Over the past (almost) hundred years, society and education have both changed drastically. Typically, the things that have happened in history, such as wars, technological advances, and changes in culture, changed education as a result. Some of these changes include popular culture in the 1920s, economic factors in the 1930s, military intervention in the 1940s, Sputnik in the 1950s, and racial issues in the 1960s. One theme of education is that it has gradually become more important over the years. Before high school diplomas could be rare, and today most high school graduates go to college in the United States.

Jukebox musicals began in film and later shifted to theatre. They had begun to make theatre more popular with the public, which had begun to gravitate towards film and music. By combining the two, they gain some of the same as well as a whole new audience. I will discuss how this came to be by speaking of the shift that occurred.

1945 through the 1960’s, some would say a great time to be alive, others would disagree. Like the unemployment rate. People who were unemployed obviously did not like this time, but the people well off who had a job were fine and of course, the people who had a really good job and a lot of money were loving this time. However, luckily, the number of people who were unemployed in 1945 was only around 3% and a lot of that was because the War gave many people jobs and many different people of all kinds of races the opportunity to make a living and get a job to do so. It was a good time because it was after the War and the unemployment rate dropped like crazy since 1945 about 7% it dropped. But it started to go up and in 1950 the unemployment rate

b) Reminded of Early Childhood Centers where we encourage children to paint to the music...and having resulting conversations about their representations. Especially in this first piece! The animation did little to interpret the piece thematically. It was a visual interpretation of the structure of the music- gestural renderings of dynamics and tempo- With children, fast when the music goes fast, moving up and down…

The Sound of Music was released in 1965. Robert Wise directed it. It starred Julies Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Peggy Wood, and Richard Haydn. The movie is based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, which was written by the real Maria von Trapp in 1949. The location was of course Austria and the movie was set in the 1930s during the time when the Nazi rule was taking over Austria. According to IMDB (international movies data base), the film’s budget was $8,200,00 but it exceeded that and is now the 3rd highest grossing film after Star Wars and Gone with the Wind at $163,214,286. The film won 5 academy awards. It won Best picture, best director, best music, best sound recording, and best film editing. The reason this film is important to film history is because it portrays the link between the reel world in a musical and the real world. Some of the questions that will be answered in this essay are; since the film was based on book, how similar or different were the two? Does the film make the real story better or worse? How is the utopian factor implemented in the film? Did the film use mostly professional actors or were they a good mix of professional and amateur actors? What were the lead actors known for before they were cast in this film?

This dense excerpt provides the reader with a rapid overview of American Musical Theater Before American Musicals. The reading explains the reasons why multiple shows and musicals failed and how their plot and lyrics were preserved in writing. It recounts how the shows embraced the new technologies to provide more powerful shows.

Can you imagine that it has been 50 years since the classic and heartwarming movie “The Sound of Music” was released? It is most meaningful for me because when the movie came out in movie theaters on March 2, 1965 I was 8 years old and my dad took me to see this movie. Two years later the movie was again in theaters, I have just forgotten what holiday time it was released for, and this time I went with my mom and my dad had passed away. Here are some interesting and perhaps unknown facts about “The Sound of Music”.