Good The German- World War 2 -same type of narrative and in the same time period as Casablanca -Set in berlin -1st criticized for being too much like old films, especially Casablanca -uses actually war footage to suggest age
Feature Film Industry- Turner -FFI: a narrative of maximizing profits through economic concentration, tech, innobation, and ideological conservatism -the defeat of "realism" -destination of Turner's FFI narrative: "The Blockbuster"
Important Dates: 1896- beginning of film 1919- vertical integration occurs 1949- vertically integrated structure is said to be a violation of an anti-trust law in a court case. The companies V.I. have to reorganize 1968- large companies were not owned by anything but then they get sold to large corporations 1985- video technology becomes big in other countries. No longer need to go into theaters to see movies 1995- digitalization becomes a major factor of production -sound: 1920's -color: 1930's -widescreen: 1950's (Vertical Integration- controls what movies play in theaters and what music plays in the movies)
Casablanca and the FFI -"product" -Rationalized -Production/distribution/exhibition -segregated crafts system (work divided: different screen writers are examples) -vertical integration (controlling the product)