The history of the film industry

The History of the Film Industry

By Will slocombe

Film Industry Definition:

The making of a film product my combining a multitude of different features and elements, such as film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution and actors.

The Beginning• The first ever ‘film’ was created in Australia, in1906 called The Story of

the Kelly Gang. It only lasted a mere 8 minutes.• By 1911, other countries had began to make feature length films, but

Australia had already produced a further 15 films.• In the 1910’s a lot of production companies moved from the East coast

of USA to the West coast. This was because there was better lighting and weather, but also because it made it more difficult for Thomas Edison to enforce his motion picture patents., which often had led to independent production companies being sued in the East (this was beginning of what is no famously known as Hollywood)

Global Film industries

• USA-the most globally recognised industry with its famous Hollywood reputation.

• UK- Pinewood Studios in London is where a majority of American films are shot, due to reduce production taxes. Blockbusters such as Marvel’s Guardians of The Galaxy was filmed in these studios.

• India- Bollywood is also a very famous Film Industry globally. Yet in the West not many people actually watch Bollywood films.