- 1. MOVIES DURING THE 1920SBy: Shivani Narine and Devin
Maxwell
2. INTRODUCTIONDuring the 1920s, America was suffering through a
depression, one known as The Great Depression. During this time,
many Americans went into harsh economic changes, and these changes
caused family problems. However, Americans found comfort in
entertainment, such asmovies, music, and games. These things
allowed Americans to take theirminds off of economical troubles and
enjoy the good in what they had. 3. KODASCOPEThe Kodascope was
invented by Kodak. It was printed on 16mm plastic. Thisenabled the
movie industry to show movies in their theaters and proved to
bemore safe than the 35mm plastic cousin of the Kodascope that was
highlydangerous due to its flammability. The Kodascope was also
used in homes allover America. Since there were no VCRs, this was
the only way families could enjoy the Luxury of watching movies at
home. 4. TALKIESA talkie is a movie of sound that was invented in
the late 1920s. IT allowedmovies to be scored during theyre
creation, and pianos inside movie theaterswere a thing of the past.
5. FAMOUS COMPANIESThe major companies were known as The Big
Five:1. Warner Brothers2. Paramount3. RKO (Radio Keith Orpheum)
Pictures4. Metro- Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)5. 20th Century Fox 6. MAJOR
FILMS Top films at this time were:1. Metropolis (1927)2. Battleship
Potemkin (1925) 3. The Kid (1921)4. The Jazz Singer (1927)5. The
Phantom of the Opera (1925) 6. The Wizard of Oz (1925) 7. THE
MAKING OF MOVIES IN THE 1920SIn the 1920s, movies were manufactured
assembly line style. Everything had a schedule and a certain way
for doing everything. When a movie wasbeing made, everything was
done in the following order:write, costume, make-up, direct, act,
and print. When it was time to print, thefilm would be made by
printing out every bit of the movie on to plastic strips that
project the movie once light is passed through them. 8. MOVIES
INVOLVED WITH THEWARTo keep the wives and children in their good
moods while hearing of wareveryday, Charlie Chaplin made a movie
that brings out the funny side of warliterally. The Great Dictator
was made as a parody of the German dictator, Adolf Hitler. It
helped Americans at home see Adolf as more of a joke than the
threat he really was. 9. EXTRA INFORMATION A Childs Birthday Party
was thefirst movie ever filmed. The Jazz Singer was the first
moviefilmed with sound. Walt Disney created MickeyMouse in 1928,
and MickeyMouse in Steamboat Willie was avery famous short film at
thetime. Grand theaters were very popularat this time. In the early
20s, America was theleading producer of films in the world (about
800 films per year). Now we only produce about 500 films per year.
10. A PIECE OF THE 1920S 11. CONCLUSIONThe 1920s was the birthplace
of the biggest movie making companies in the world. During the
1920s, wives and children who were stuck at home while their men
were off in the war were kept in high, cheerful moods due to
themovies that were made during WWI. The happiness in the movies
that peoplewatched was just the razzle dazzle they needed to keep
everyone happy andforget about the troubles of war.
