Unit 26
- 1. . Unit 26: Film Studies Assignment 2: The contexts of Production Final Report Shikiel Alexander Brief I was askedtofindout abouthowthe Contextsof Productioncanaffectthe final product,inthis case,Films.The contextsIwasaskedto investigate were: ? Historical ? Technological ? Cultural Methods A.) Historical & Technological Firstly, I watcheda documentarycalled¡®The Birthof Hollywood¡¯narratedby Paul Merton,whichwas all abouthow the Hollywoodfilmindustrystarted,the people,the places,the technologyandalso some clipsfromthe earliestof films. ThenI exploredaPowerPointcalled FilmHistorywhichexplains howthe filmindustrystartedwith abetabout horse gambling.It providesinformationaboutthe earlyfilmindustry,itsshowssome of the firstmovie directorsand the people whocreatedthe first cinema,fromall thisinformationIconstructedavintage styledshortsilentfilmandaleaflet. B.) Cultural I investigatedhowideologyandculture canbe representedthroughacountry¡¯sfilm output.This involvedlookingatthe same clipsfromdifferentcountriesandconductingfurthersecondaryand primaryresearchintothe filmsof one particular countryof myownchoice from which Iconstructed a ¡®Prezi¡¯.The Prezi wastodo with America;itcontainedfactsaboutAmerica,suckas the capital city, the president,howmanystatesthere are andso on.It alsocontainedstereotypesaboutAmerica.