FILM

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Summary

Film: (motion picture, movie) a series of moving pictures photographed by a

camera to create a story

Types of Film

Action [risk] Comedy [funny] Crime [mystery] Documentary [re-telling] Fantasy/Super-Natural

[fiction] Horror [scary] Romance [love-story] Sci-Fi [fiction] Film Noir [40s-50s] Animation [cartoon]

History

1895: Lumiere Films (First feature film)

1906: Canada’s First Movie Theatre in Montreal

1927: First talking movie, the Jazz Singer

1935: Becky Sharpe becomes first technicolour film

1948: First Multiplex Theatre “The Elgin” in Ottawa

History (cont.)

1972: Video Cassette Recording introduced

1976: Toronto International Film Festival begins

1997: Netflix founded

Educational Requirements

M.A Film Studies – Carleton University Disciplines in mass comm, art history Bilinugual Thesis

Trebas Institute Toronto and Montreal Created for educating skilled

entertainment professionals

Employment

Many different professions Canada-B.C USA-Hollywood, CA Majority comes from American

films Feature film can employ more

than 100 crew members www.mandy.com

Lifestyle

Employment often called a lifestyle, not a job

Long hours Build credentials Develop skills Gain experience Payment can vary

significantly

Regulation/Laws

Unlike TV & Radio, no strict laws on film in Canada

However, must abide by laws and advertising regulations

Largely controlled by American industry

Outside of Canada, most theatres do not show Canadian films

Professional Associations

ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema,

Television and Radio Artists Created in 1984 (RATS) Negotiates compensation for

performers Expands work opportunities Protects right of Canadian

performers Made up of 22, 000 Canadian artists

Major Studio – Disney/Pixar

Founded by Walt Disney First Disney film: Snow White (1937) Pixar: Founded 1979 2006: Disney buys Pixar Every film among Top 50 highest-

grossing animated films of all time All 8 films released since “Best

Animated Feature” Oscar have been nominated

Independent Studio-DreamWorks

Started in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen.

2005: Sale to Viacom, part of Paramount

2008: Sale to Reliance, Independent Studio once again

Antz, Shrek series, Over the Hedge, Kung Fu Panda some of its main titles

Interview

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Future of Film

Netflix 3D Imax/Omnimax