The first week we had Module 1 which was to introduce ourselves and now we are starting on the content

     Hollywood in Transition

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Explore the history of the late period of Classical Hollywood before the Hollywood Renaissance.
• Explain the most significant (or defining) elements of key historical moments in Hollywood in the late 1940s-1950s including the Hollywood Ten, the Blacklist, and the development of CinemaScope.
• Identify the film genres that are associated with the late Classical Hollywood period including film noir, melodrama, and the Freed musicals.

The Asphalt Jungle - John Huston 1950

Notes from teacher: 

The years between 1948 and 1963 were a period of transition

*Because it became illegal fo major studios to own movie theatre chains

*Ticket sales started going down between 1946-1953. 

*TV became competition to the movies in the late 40's. 

* Movie stars and movies were banned from TV until 1956 by the film industry.