Introduction to a certain aspect of the United States, such as: basketball, Hollywood, etc.

Introduction to Hollywood:

When it comes to West Hollywood, Los Angeles, located on the west coast of the United States, everyone knows that it is the center of the American film art industry. For more than 80 years, Hollywood has continued to introduce styles Unique and artistically superior films have intoxicated a large number of audiences around the world; at the same time, many outstanding movie stars have emerged, and they have become figures admired and admired by movie fans around the world. Hollywood plays an important role in the world of cinema.

In early 1908, in order to shoot "The Count of Monte Cristo", director Francis Boggs and photographer Thomas Bersons of the Shanlige Film Company, which specialized in making western films, We came to a small village on the outskirts of Los Angeles and built a small studio. This small village was named Hollywood, which means evergreen oak forest. The scenery there is beautiful and pleasant, and it has natural conditions suitable for shooting various outdoor scenes. Since its establishment in 1913, major production companies such as Paramount, MGM, Fox, Universal, and Warner have gathered here, dominating the production of films. It also attracts directors and actors from all over the world to film and perform there, making it a prosperous movie city in the United States.

Hollywood is the main base for American film production. According to some statistics, the films produced can be divided into 75 types, among which the more familiar ones we are familiar with include detective films, western films, musicals, comedies, thrillers, science fiction films, and lyrical films. These production companies invested heavily in films, turning the film industry into a large-scale industry in the United States and achieving dominance in world films.

Hollywood film production is based entirely on box office value as the guiding principle. Producers are concerned about how to make more money and require "to shine the light where there is money" and "to point the camera at the places where the audience admires." face". Therefore, Hollywood films generally achieve great commercial success. These films pay great attention to drama, weaving various encounters of various people in various lives. The structure is compact and tortuous, the characters are complex and unique, and the plots often contain misunderstandings and coincidences; they are legendary, romantic and extremely stimulating. and ornamental, able to satisfy the sensory experience and psychological needs of entertainment.

The first film shot in Hollywood was the silent film "The Count of Monte Cristo" based on Alexandre Dumas's original work. It was shot in 1903 in a simple shed built in the wilderness of Hollywood. of. Some people regard 1913 as the founding year of Hollywood. In this year, Paramount Company established the first large-scale studio in Hollywood, and the great director of the eastern United States at that time, Sebel DeMille, came here. During the filming of "The Miscegenation", the studio was expanded again. Therefore, people regard this as the birth of Hollywood in history.

The 1930s and 1940s were the golden age of Hollywood. During this period, many masterpieces were released, such as "Gone with the Wind", "Butterfly Dream", "Butterfly" and the masterpieces of the comedy master Chaplin. "Modern Times", "The Great Dictator", etc., these films are not only regarded as Hollywood classics, but also add a glorious page to the history of world cinema; the world audience has become familiar with those who have shaped the characters on the screen. Stars with distinctive characters: Chaplin, Bogart, Gable, Taylor, Lawrence, Joan Fontaine, Ingrid Bergman, etc.

With the abnormal development of the capitalist economy, Hollywood has also experienced various crises, inflation, substantial increases in production costs, competition in the television industry, and changes in audience aesthetics, which once pushed Hollywood to a low point. . Some companies have suffered losses as a result, and some have simply engaged in diversified operations, turning photo studios into tourism and exhibition areas. It was not until the 1700s and 1970s that producers adopted the European producer system to bring Hollywood out of its trough. At the same time, producers also introduced new science and technology and created film formats such as stereophonic sound and widescreen. Some manufacturers turned enemies into friends with television, making Hollywood join the television industry, and thus the film and television industry prospered.

Oscar:

As we all know, every year in March and April, movie stars gather at the Alum Music Center in the famous American city on the coast of the Pacific. They attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences here. Academy Awards Ceremony. This annual awards ceremony is not only a major event in the American film industry, but also an eye-catching event in the world film industry.

In the United States, there are two most famous film art awards, one is the Golden Globe Award issued by the Foreign Correspondents Association, and the other is the Academy Award. Comparatively speaking, the Academy Awards are more talked about because it is the highest honor in the American film industry. Once it comes out on top, it will immediately be worth a hundred times. Therefore, competition for this award is fierce.

Why are the Academy Awards named "Oscars"? This has to start with the design of the golden statue: the shape of the golden statue was originally conceived by Cedric Jimus, an artist at MGM, and later completed by the young sculptor George Stanley in 1928. The main body of this golden statue is a man standing on a film reel, holding a warrior's sword in his hand. It is 34.5 centimeters long and weighs 3.45 kilograms. It is made of a copper-based alloy. Because the statue is golden, it is called the Golden Statue Award.

The Oscar was named after the Academy Awards in 1931. It was purely accidental: on the eve of the awards that year, the members of the jury came together to review the golden statues. Margaret, the librarian of the Academy of Arts and Sciences at the time, After Herridge looked at the golden statue carefully, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah! He looks really like my uncle Oscar." So the staff of the Academy of Arts and Sciences called the golden statue Oscar. The name has since become famous all over the world.

The Academy Awards have a history of more than 60 years. From this we can see the rapid development of the film industry in the United States and even the world. The Academy Awards were originally scheduled to be held every two years, but since 1934, they have been expanded to once a year. Initially, the scale was not large, the activities were limited to within the film industry, and the selection news was only published in the "Los Angeles Times". It was not until 1953 that the entire awards process was broadcast live across the country for the first time through television media, and a foreign film award was also added. At this point, the Oscar selection became a major event that attracted worldwide attention. Nowadays, with satellite as a transmission medium, the selection of the Academy Awards has become a household name. On March 30, 1989, the unprecedented 61st Academy Awards announcement ceremony was held in Hollywood. The host announced on the spot that there were 1 billion viewers in 91 countries in the world, including viewers from the former Soviet Union who watched the live broadcast for the first time. Watch the awards ceremony via satellite.