Running head: FILM POLICY IN USA Film Policy in USA Name of Student Name of University Author Note
1FILM POLICY IN USA Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Historical background on Hollywood Film Policy in US................................................................2 How successful is the Application of Policy...................................................................................4 Economic Development and Political Changes in Hollywood US.................................................5 Future Concerns and Suggestions of Policies..................................................................................7 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8 Reference.........................................................................................................................................9
2FILM POLICY IN USA Introduction The film industry of the United States is popularly referred as the Hollywood. The fascinating journey of the Hollywood movies has started from the end of 19th century along with the invention of kinetoscope. It has been monitored that the film industry of the United States has high influences on the world cinema moreover, it is to be mentioned that starting from the year 1917, and the Hollywood film industry has monitored immense growth and word wide recognition. It can be noticed that the birth of modern cinema was possible due to the immense contribution and efforts of Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumiere, the rise of American cinema has been very fast. Moreover, the film industry has become one of the largest industries of the world that have produced a vast number of films in a particular language. It can be monitored that the Hollywood film industry has produced 800 movies and that too in a single language. According to the report, the annual turnover of the industry is around $10.1 billion (Jeffreys- Jones, 2013). In this regard, it can easily be understood that the industry is highly popular and is considered as the oldest industry in the globe. Tracing back to its roots, the industry can consider Thomas Edison as one of the first producers of cinema. Along with his invention of kinetoscope, the journey of cinema and the Hollywood has started. It can be monitored that the industry produces around 98% of fictional movies along with 2% of animated movies (Cook, 2016). In this regard it can also be said that the industry is considered as one of the most efficient one in using modern technologies in the process of film making. It can also be monitored that the animations and special effects used by the film makers are presently creating revolutions in the world of film making. Some of the major distributors of the Hollywood film industry are Warner Bros, Disney and Universal Studio. However, it has been monitored that the Hollywood film
3FILM POLICY IN USA industry can also be considered as a transnational cinema in spite of their preference to only a single language. The reason behind referring the Hollywood movies as transnational is the producing the English movies in multiple languages and versions. The report hence will focus on the film policies that are being used in the United States. In addition to this, a thorough analysis of the future policies has also been done. Historical background on Hollywood Film Policy in US It has been monitored that along with the advent of globalization and modern technologies, the industry has also made significant advancement. As a result of this, the Hollywood film industry has remained at the top of the world film industry (Brownell, 2014). Moreover, it can be said that the industry as well as the US government is employing effective policies in order to maintain the growth and functioning of the industry. In addition to this it can be said that the film industry is highly influenced by the global economy and Cultural Revolution that is taking place in the country. Moreover, it has been noticed that the film industry has employed effective policies and strategies over the years in order to support its long term sustenance (Faulkner, 2017). The primary and significant policies that have been taken up by the film industry are based upon the security and safety of the studios and the sets. It can be noticed that in order to ensure secure and effective functioning of the entire procedure the industry has taken up rules of acquiring film permit and insurances are some of the factors that are regarded as having high importance in the process of film making. Moreover, it is to be mentioned that the film makers have to undergo detailed procedure in order to obtain the permits to make films. In addition to this, the US government has taken up multiple strategies in order to support the process of trouble free film making procedure (Stringer, 2013). The government has also has
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