In movie history, it is quite often to see that actors are successful out of their own country. Because of their different and unique culture background, they can easily draw people’s attention and stand out from all the actors. Max Linder was the first well-known movie star in the world. He was talented in both acting and directing and very famous in Europe and United States. He was born in France and went to California for his very first movie and became famous and successful. In his early period, he got huge success in the movie Max Comes Across. He quickly became a well-known movie star in the United States and made quite amount fortune. Comparing the success in US., he was more famous in Europe and more respected. He was accepted so quickly by people in the United States was because of his French background, his life experience and his talent in movie acting. He was the first French started his acting career in …show more content…
Nobody could catch up him and his achievement was the one and only. Because of his accomplishment, he decided to go to California to develop his career. This time, he wrote and directed the movie all by himself. This was a big step for him. In Los Angeles Times, Apr 2, 1922, “the story was written by the comedian himself and directed by him”. This showed the talent Max Lender had in the comedy field. His talent was recognized by the audiences all over the world. The reason he was successful for such a long period was not only his foreign background which attracted lots of attention but also his unique talent and deep understanding of the filmmaking. Even though he was from outside the United States, he changed the American film market successfully. American audiences became his fan and admired his fantastic work. His background was the key to American film market, however, his ability and talent were the main reason people enjoyed watching his films from time to
Arguably the most popular — and certainly the busiest — movie leading man in Hollywood history, John Wayne entered the film business while working as a laborer on the Fox Studios lot during summer vacations from university, which he attended on a football scholarship. He met and was befriended by John Ford, a young director who was beginning to make a name for himself in action films, comedies, and dramas. Wayne was cast in small roles in Ford's late-'20s films, occasionally under the name Duke Morrison. It was Ford who recommended Wayne to director Raoul Walsh for the male lead in the 1930 epic Western The Big Trail, it was a failure at the box office, but the movie showed Wayne's potential as a leading actor. During the next nine years, be busied himself in a multitude of B-Westerns and serials — most notably Shadow of the Eagle in between occasional bit parts in larger features such as Warner Bros.' Baby Face. But it was in action roles that Wayne excelled, exuding a warm and imposing manliness onscreen to which both men and women could respond.
debut as an actor. Although he never made it to Hollywood, he would often appear
...ed against the moon, his films have sketched images in our minds we are unable to forget. His influence upon mainstream Hollywood directing is more than evident. Whether it be making us reflect on past tragedies or teaching us that differences should be celebrated aside from being just recognized, his methods of storytelling have established him as more than just a wonderful film director, but as a great humanitarian.
Orson Wells’ film Citizen Kane received terrific reviews as soon as it opened in 1941. While the average movie buff would not value Citizen Kane as much, for the critics, directors and film students: it provides a technical handbook as to the nuts and bolts of how a film is to be assembled. It has now been chosen as the greatest American film in a number of polls due to the many remarkable scenes and performances, cinematic and narrative techniques and experimental innovations in photography, editing and sound.
He is credited for being a pioneer in the visual effects realm of the filmmaking world. In his lifetime, he won three Oscars for his effect-based achievements.
John Ford was an American motion-picture director. Winner of four Academy Awards, and is known as one of America’s great film directors. He began his career in the film industry around 1913. According to Ellis, Ford’s style is evident in both the themes he is drawn toward and the visual treatment of those themes, in his direction of the camera and in what’s in front of it. Although he began his career in the silent film area and continued to work fruitfully for decades after the thirties, Ford reached creative maturity in the thirties. Ford, unlike other directors continued to do some of his finest work after the nineteen thirties. Nevertheless, he shaped his art into personal and full expression during those precedent-setting years. (Pg.200)
For his final film project, Lee wrote, produced, and directed Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads. The film won him the 1983 Student Academy Award for Best Director and the Lincoln Center chose the film as its first student production. The film was lo... ... middle of paper ... ...
Thompson, K 2003, ‘The struggle for the expanding american film industry’, in Film history : an introduction, 2nd ed, McGraw-Hill, Boston, pp. 37-54
He was now very influential to fans. They wanted to be just like him. He starred in more movies and could be who he really was. He did a lot of interviews that showed his beliefs.
In this essay the following will be discussed; the change from the age of classical Hollywood film making to the new Hollywood era, the influence of European film making in American films from Martin Scorsese and how the film Taxi Driver shows the innovative and fresh techniques of this ‘New Hollywood Cinema’.
Although he surprisingly also produced educational films. Movies of his became known to us as outstanding classics. He influenced american film directory like no american could, he created new standards for every director and challenged other directors to up there game (“Frank
He made his first long film, ‘Following’ in 1998 which is a black and white film. He served as director, producer and writer of the movie. His non-linear story telling in this movie helped him to gain interest from other people in the business and propelled him to his next film ‘Memento’ Released in 2000. ‘Memento’ was a critical success and this was b...
...uster film: Hugo by Martin Scorsese showcased and resurfaced the life of Melies and re-ignited the publics interest in his films. Melies was portrayed in the beginning of the film as a sour, struggling old man that owned a toy shop in a train station, but was enlightened when his talents and films were finally noticed again by the French community.
Film was meant to show the traditions and customs of specific cultures to the rest of the world. However, because of Hollywood's need for a large market to sell a movie ...
Expertise takes on many roles, a person can broaden their skills to take on other roles when necessary to reach a goal. In film history, a person who is known for his proficiency at film-making is the enigmatic Charles Chaplin. He took on many roles to create movies that were memorable for their story-telling. He would create, act and direct the movies. In this picture, Chaplin and his colleagues are filming the 1925 film, The Gold Rush.