DIFFUSION OF FILM AND ITS INDUSTRIES By Steph

DIFFUSION OF FILM AND ITS INDUSTRIES By Steph Scott & Sara Dumas

A Bit of a History Lesson… � � � Hearths include France, Britain and the U. S. Lumiere brothers from France are credited for inventing motion picture George Eastman created a new type of photography film Thomas Edison developed the Kinetoscope(one person viewing) and then the projector Dr. Lee De. Forest created the first speakers in 1907

Four Waves of Diffusion FRENCH NEW WAVE: � � 1950 -60 Influenced Hollywood Hierarchical Diffusion Stories of poor/working class, accepting the absurdity of life INDIAN NEW WAVE: � � � 1920 -30’s made a bigger move in the 40’s Stories focused on Indian literature and social/political issues in the country The wave became more artsy as musicals in other countries became high in demand

Four Waves of Diffusion JAPANESE NEW WAVE: � � 1970’s Similar to French Stories meant to question and upset general public of societal norms This helped shape society due to stimulus diffusion NEW HOLLYWOOD: � � 1960’s-80’s The U. S. is in the lead Known for use of high technology Functional Region due to this technology

Trends MDC: � � � Often produce more films than LDCs Can afford higher quality technology and special effects backwash effect results Films are often the best selling worldwide Often work with other MDCs SUPER POWER Service based economy LDC: � � � Sometimes LDCs do not have the technology to play movies produced by MDCs Therefore, many best selling films in LDCs are produced in that country Slow world- has limited access to greater technology

Trends � � The U. S. is well known because the Hollywood business is privately owned and not influenced by the government Europe however tends to have low budget films because the businesses are not private and money from the government funds several small enterprises

Examples of Impact � � Taken was actually done by the French but featured Liam Neason and was heavily advertised in the U. S. Majority of the movie was in English, despite most of the setting takes place in Paris…the other 10% of the movie is spoken in dialects of Russian. Slumdog Millionaire was done by Great Britain but the movie takes place in India. Most of the language is in Hindi.

Top 20 films by gross box office in the United Kingdom & Ireland | 2009 1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince GB inc/US 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs US 3 Up US 4 Avatar US/GB 5 Slumdog Millionaire GB 6 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen US 7 New Moon US 8 The Hangover US/DE 9 Monsters vs. Aliens US 10 Star Trek US 11 A Christmas Carol US 12 Night at the Museum: Battle of the… US/CA

Top 10 films by admissions in South Korea | 2009 1 Haeundae KR 2 Gukga daepyo (Take off) KR 3 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen US 4 2012 US/CA 5 Avatar US/GB 6 Terminator Salvation US 7 Chilgeup… (My Girlfriend is…) KR 8 Kwasok scandle (Scandal Makers) KR 9 Ssang-hwa-jeom (A Frozen Flower) KR 10 Geobugi dallinda (Running Turtle) KR

New Technology � � “At this point in time many European cinema professionals suddenly feel just as threatened as the Na’vi in Avatar” new international formats force a change that may not be affordable for all 3 rd party financing is being used to finance new digital screens use of 3 -D

Future of Film � � � New 3 -D technology is being developed that uses two different images to make a movie look three dimensional Many new movies in the United States have been shown in 3 -D, especially children’s movies and fantasy films However, some film-makers and critics are resistant to the new trend, and many viewers also find that the technology gives them headaches and motion sickness

Consequences POSITIVES: � � � Exposes people to different cultures and ways of life Film is an important part of many economies Many MDCs are featuring LDCs to expose these new cultures which preserves identity NEGATIVES: � � Lost cultural identity as popular culture is accepted and folk culture is rejected loss of language loss of customs cultural extinction

Results of Diffusion � � � As a result of diffusion, films in many countries have the same themes and genres Most film industries worldwide are heavily influenced by films produced in the United States The films that are most popular internationally are often films made in the US

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