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Mind Map by keannakempisty, updated more than 1 year ago
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The influence of popular culture and news media, 1917-80
- THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF CINEMA
- By 1917 biggest entertainmen media
in USA. Until 1920s, movies had no
sound recording so 'silent' movies had
pianists
- After war, movies boomed especially 1920s.
movies gave people an entire evening out
- By 1941, nearly 10,500,000 movie
theatre seats, one seat for every
12.5 people
- movies reviewed in magazines
& some magazines devoted to
lives of Hollywood stars
- movies gave people
escapism & fed their
fantasies by developing
genre movies
- REGULATING THE MOVIES
- impact of movies on society
seen as not always positive
- complaints near end of 20s - female stars too
scantily dresses, drank/smoked too much. gangster
genre made crime/violence look attractive
- complaints near end of 20s - female stars too
scantily dresses, drank/smoked too much. gangster
genre made crime/violence look attractive
- scandals involving stars led the movie
studios to act before the gov could.
produced the Hays Code 1929-30 (clear
rules for behaviour in movies
- 1930-66 all movies had to
confirm to the code. Idea behind
it- movies should improve society
by being morally improving films
- Studios also, began to build a 'morality
clause' into contracts, whereby stars
had to sign up to good living
- 1930-66 all movies had to
confirm to the code. Idea behind
it- movies should improve society
by being morally improving films
- impact of movies on society
seen as not always positive
- INFLUENCE OF THE
STARS
- Clara Bow, known as
the 'It' girl specialised
in 'flapper' roles
- young women who
had seen the movies
tried to resemble
her style - clothes
and hair, wanted to
behave like her
- young women who
had seen the movies
tried to resemble
her style - clothes
and hair, wanted to
behave like her
- Stars expected to behave
in a way that fitted their
screening image. Not all
obeyed studio policy -
some went to clubs
drinking/drugs etc -
reported in gossip
magazines
- Shirley Temple earned
$5,000 a week. average
wage was under $2,000
a year
- Clara Bow, known as
the 'It' girl specialised
in 'flapper' roles
- 1930s/40s about 90% of all films
worldwide were made in
Hollywood
- theatres segregated seats for minority groups
or simply excluded. Separate theatres created
for minority groups
- By 1917 biggest entertainmen media
in USA. Until 1920s, movies had no
sound recording so 'silent' movies had
pianists
- THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF POPULAR MUSC
- Jazz music swept, due to record
players & radio
- many jazz & swing players were black
- gave some people racist reasons for
disliking it
- many jazz & swing players were black
- gave some people racist reasons for
disliking it
- $75 million worth of records sold in
1929
- specialist record labels such
as 'race records', providing
jazz & blues music by black
performers
- By 1935, sales dropped significantly - radio sales taken
off & radios played popular music for free
- context: Great Depression, less money for everything.
records became more of a luxury
- context: Great Depression, less money for everything.
records became more of a luxury
- Jazz music swept, due to record
players & radio
- THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF RADIO - more in folder
- 1920/30s grew rapidly
- frist, radio stations were
independent airing anything,
however, needed money to keep
going & so self advertising
- Radio Act of 1927 to set up
federal licensing of radio
stations & share out the
airwaves
- politicians/ religious speakers used radio
to get a message to the nation
- radio ownership rose
rapidly
- brought the world to peoples front rooms; music,
drama, news, debates People felt part of a mass
culture all listening together.
- 1920/30s grew rapidly
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