The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually. As there are many languages in India, there are lots of branches to Indian film industry.
The most well-known and largest branch would have to be the Hindi speaking-Bollywood industry. The name Bollywood originated from the city Bombay and is also derived from 'Hollywood'. {B+ Hollywood=Bollywood}.
Bombay {now called Mumbai}, as one can guess is the base of Bollywood movies.
Bollywood films are nowadays influenced largely by the western cultures...the movies are now more or less a blend of indian and western cultures.. An entire movie shot in a foreign country has become the norm in these bollywood films. Many of the times, the moviemakers even shoot song scenes in a variety of foreign countries...so that they can make the movie all the more glamourous and entertaining for the audience.
They show the real Indian culture in that they are mostly always a combination of song, dance and acting....much like a musical!
They are viewed by a large number of South-asians living abroad in other western countries, i.e. USA, Canada, UK...
Theres no doubt that Bollywood has increasing international recognition nowadays... its actors such as the bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai are well-known Indian ambassidors in Hollywood.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
US Cinema/ Hollywood
The most popular film industry in today's world would have to be Hollywood. The United states have always been forward on the cinema world, ever since its origins..
We all love Hollywood films, whether it be the Disney-pixar animations, a Spilsberg blockbuster like Jaws {which was in 1965 considered the first summer blockbuster} or the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy featuring Johnny Depp!! It is without question that hollywood makes a huge impact on the world with its actors and directors having fame worldwide.
Hollywood cinema's do realease globally. Infact some movies are even released in other countries earlier than in the US, for example Japan or Australia where there is a HUUGE audience for hollywood movies.
The fact that English is the core language of these Hollywood movies makes it all the more accesible for the world. People around the world watch Hollywood movies in addition to the movies made by their own countries!
SOURCE: wikipedia.com
Spider Man trilogy- set in NYC
Source: my.spill.com
We all love Hollywood films, whether it be the Disney-pixar animations, a Spilsberg blockbuster like Jaws {which was in 1965 considered the first summer blockbuster} or the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy featuring Johnny Depp!! It is without question that hollywood makes a huge impact on the world with its actors and directors having fame worldwide.
Hollywood cinema's do realease globally. Infact some movies are even released in other countries earlier than in the US, for example Japan or Australia where there is a HUUGE audience for hollywood movies.
The fact that English is the core language of these Hollywood movies makes it all the more accesible for the world. People around the world watch Hollywood movies in addition to the movies made by their own countries!
SOURCE: wikipedia.com
Spider Man trilogy- set in NYC
Source: my.spill.com
Monday, October 13, 2008
Origins of modern day films...
In 1906, the first ever feature film was created.It was an Australian film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, based on the infamous Ned Kelly. In was 1911 when other countries started making films, but by this time Australia had produced more 16 full-length feature films.
In the early 1900s, America took a big swing into the film industry. Motion picture production companies from New York and New Jersey started moving to California because of the good weather and longer days. This evolved ofcourse overtime to Hollywood...
The Indian, Chinese, Japanese and EU film Industries have also evolved over the years and now are also a stronghold in todays cinema-goers world.
In the early 1900s, America took a big swing into the film industry. Motion picture production companies from New York and New Jersey started moving to California because of the good weather and longer days. This evolved ofcourse overtime to Hollywood...
The Indian, Chinese, Japanese and EU film Industries have also evolved over the years and now are also a stronghold in todays cinema-goers world.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Introduction
Welcome to my blog!
Hey, Im Meenu... Im doing a blog on the world of movies and the geography of movies as part of our environmental studies class...I love movies and I want to know how gegraphy has an effect of it.
I want to know origins of film and mainly how it has evolved over the years. I want to find out about the different film industries around the world and explore them! I want to see how the world is influenced by Hollywood movies. I find the geographical locations around the world where movies are set and shot are very interesting. I hope to find out the craziest geographical scene where a movie has been shot in this century.
Hey, Im Meenu... Im doing a blog on the world of movies and the geography of movies as part of our environmental studies class...I love movies and I want to know how gegraphy has an effect of it.
I want to know origins of film and mainly how it has evolved over the years. I want to find out about the different film industries around the world and explore them! I want to see how the world is influenced by Hollywood movies. I find the geographical locations around the world where movies are set and shot are very interesting. I hope to find out the craziest geographical scene where a movie has been shot in this century.
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