Hi guys! So, while [MENTION=13542]SarahBS[/MENTION] is completing her History of Cinema post,
she asked me to open the Week 2 Discussion thread.
To remind you, this week's topic is:
The Rise of Hollywood
Director in Focus: D.W. Griffith
Film: The Birth of a Nation (1915)
A bit of background regarding this period:
Until this point, the cinemas of France and Italy had been the most globally popular and powerful.
But the United States was already gaining quickly when World War I (1914-1918)
caused a devastating interruption in the European film industries.
The American industry, or "Hollywood," as it was becoming known
after its new geographical center in California, gained the position it has held,
more or less, ever since: movie factory for the world, exporting its product
to most countries on earth and controlling the market in many of them.
(Excerpt from Movie History, Filmbug, CC BY-SA 3.0, accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.filmbug.com/dictionary/moviehistory.php)
So, for those who already have things to share, start posting.
In addition, though we're focusing on Griffith, and his 'controversial' film The Birth of a Nation,
feel free to share other pieces of info regarding his other films, or make comparisons
between him and his contemporaries during this particular period in Film History.

she asked me to open the Week 2 Discussion thread.
To remind you, this week's topic is:
The Rise of Hollywood
Director in Focus: D.W. Griffith
Film: The Birth of a Nation (1915)
A bit of background regarding this period:
Until this point, the cinemas of France and Italy had been the most globally popular and powerful.
But the United States was already gaining quickly when World War I (1914-1918)
caused a devastating interruption in the European film industries.
The American industry, or "Hollywood," as it was becoming known
after its new geographical center in California, gained the position it has held,
more or less, ever since: movie factory for the world, exporting its product
to most countries on earth and controlling the market in many of them.
(Excerpt from Movie History, Filmbug, CC BY-SA 3.0, accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.filmbug.com/dictionary/moviehistory.php)
So, for those who already have things to share, start posting.
In addition, though we're focusing on Griffith, and his 'controversial' film The Birth of a Nation,
feel free to share other pieces of info regarding his other films, or make comparisons
between him and his contemporaries during this particular period in Film History.
