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By Yangzhiwen Department of Foreign Language Film study History of films Film genres Character and performance Narrative Style Critical perspectives History of Movie: The birth of film The first film studio: Black Maria (1893) Exhibited movies commercially for the first time: Kinetoscope Parlor (1894) The first cinema: built in Paris, Dec. 28th 1895 Features of films: non-fictional, unedited, short, crude documentary views of ordinary slices of life. History of Movie: classical Hollywood Cinema 1920s Silent films were the predominant product of the film industry. The first “talkie”: The Jazz Singer (1927) Since then sound movies played an important part in the field of movie. Several film companies well-known today were built that time. History of Movie: classical Hollywood Cinema 1930s: The golden age of Hollywood: Color revolutions and the further development of film genres 1940s: The war and postwar years 1950s: The cold war and post-classical era History of Movie: post-classical Hollywood 1960s: Major changes and era of independent 1970s: the American “New Wave” and the advent of the Blockbuster Film 1980s: more Blockbusters From 1990s onwards: the rise of computer-generated films Film Genres Definition: Categories of Genre It is rare to find a film that belongs exclusively to one genre; that is to say, almost no film will possess all of the characteristics of a single genre and none of the characteristics of any other. Functions of Genres To ensure and increase profitability: “pre-sell” the film Basic imaginative forms and structures that help people to interpret the meaning and understand the significance of our lives, and provide imaginary resolutions to particular conflicts. Characters and performance Characters and performance Characterization and performance are two of the essential aspects of any cinematic work. without characters there can be no narrative, and without performance characters cannot be presented to the audience. Character functions Mot