On our first day of cinema class our professor made his introduction about the subject and discussed about films. He made us watched this documentary about Hollywood styles, which I think are t.v episodes when I searched about it on google. Well known directors and filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack, Joseph Mankiewicz and Steven Spielberg where in this documentary film. Each shared their own favorite films and how they connect to their work. There are also discussions about how different directors achieve different effects with the available materials.The documentary was I think an hour long, which contains 13 episodes and each episodes in the series takes a look at the several styles Hollywood has gone through years. It features a rich collection of clips along with comments by actors, directors and other industry experts. It was hosted by John Lithgow who was an American actor and an author. This particular episode examines what makes a film a Hollywood film.
In a classical Hollywood film, the story is dominant. The filmmakers rely on narrative and visual elements to effectively tell their story. The audience were involved with the story and also they make sure you where with the characters, you connect with the character to the point that you wouldn't even notice the set design, the angles or the editing or any of the craft that created the whole film. Americans back then like stories more than anything else, so business people gathered some of the best storytellers to help them develop a style of story telling that is unimaginable.
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