In today's modern society, watching a film that pleases people both visually and aurally is part of everyday entertainment. As one of the many entertainments that can be easily approached, the movie offers a variety of genres that can satisfy different people with different choices. Furthermore, films are created in different studios of different countries with variety of languages. However, an oligopoly of Hollywood studios, also known as “the Majors,” have dominated world cinema for more than ninety years and still do so today (Silver, 2007). Over the past ninety years, many things have changed in the film industry, including the development of equipment, the introduction of color, and, most importantly, the introduction of sound. The sound was not always synchronized with the moving images nor was it always heard by the audience during the projection. Changes and technological development have made it possible to see and hear moving images as we experience them today. To keep up with the transition from the silent era to the sound era, Hollywood naturally went through changes in the filmmaking process and shaped the various genres that exist today. This essay, therefore, will examine how the introduction of sound influenced the film production process in Hollywood, how sound had an impact in different film genres, and will show that the transition to sound film caused noticeable changes in the production process cinematic, but had no consequences. in the creation of a new film genre in Hollywood. FILM MAKING PROCESSES It is widely believed that the introduction of sound in the 1920s had an impact on Hollywood filmmaking practices as the film industry sought to incorporate new technologies and filmmaking practices following the enormous success of the first film genre . film, The Jazz Singer (Crosland, 1927). However... middle of the paper... the power of the triarchy began to be destroyed due to the Great Depression. Using this as an opportunity, Hollywood used sexual difference to play with upper class and social values. In It Happened One Night, the characters talked non-stop, without pauses, and the film's narrative flowed very quickly. This allowed the audience to stay awake and did not give them time to get bored. Additionally, the film's depiction of the role of women, the Great Depression, and class stratification entertained audiences. Since then, the screwball comedy became one of the most popular film genres in the film industry until 1943, when its fame began to fade. However, some elements of the genre can still be seen in contemporary films today such as How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Petrie, 2003) which includes the battle of the sexes, and Two Weeks Notice (Lawrence, 2002) which includes the contrast between different classes..
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