Hollywood Then to Now

Subject: Media Studies
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 16 - 18
Order Number: 5239

Hollywood Then to Now is a resource designed for AS/A Media and AS/A Film students studying the American film industry. The resource comprises of thirty-three PowerPoint slides that will provide students with a clear and concise guide to the complex forces determining change in the industry.

The presentation begins with an historic overview of Hollywood's famous Big Five and Little Three during the Studios' Golden Age from 1927 to the 1948 anti trust laws that brought them to ruin. It then traces the shifts of power and changing structure of the film industry which led to the rise of independents such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. The most recent re-structuring of the Hollywood Studios as part of hugh multi-national conglomerates is documented with up to date facts on who owns what. Throughout the presentation, comparisons are made between Hollywood Then to Now.

Once purchased, the CD can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

Buy Public Service and Community Broadcasting, How do Broadcasters Construct and Define their Audiences, Key Factors in Shaping Television Schedules and Hollywood Then to Now together on CD format for a discounted price of £49.99