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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Armes' "A Critical History of British Cinema". Cultural contributors to the evolution of the art form are explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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straightforward objectively presented history, however, the text does contain philosophical and cultural analysis of the trends in the history of British filmmaking. In other words, as Armes looks at each
stage of development in the history of the British cinema, he reflects upon the cultural conditions that drove the industry in different directions. Reading this text, then, I was most
profoundly struck by the realization of how many different aspects of culture have influenced the art of cinema and its development within the United Kingdom. This paragraph helps the student
begin to summarize the overall history of cinema in light of the cultural contributions to its evolution. In the early days of the cinemas inception, filmmaking in the United Kingdom
was primarily about experimentation with camera and film technologies, often manifesting in state or institution-sponsored documentaries (Armes, 1978). However, with the development of the financially successful Hollywood studio system, British
cinema was forced to adapt in order to remain economically feasible. Consequently, filmmakers were encouraged to produce a large amount of quickly made pictures, often meeting studio-mandated quotas. This system,
despite its restrictions on creativity, managed to produce some excellent directors such as Alfred Hitchcock (Armes, 1978). The important point here is that the film industry, even in its earliest
days was driven by economic concerns and considerations. Throughout the 1920s and early 1930s, silent pictures were the industry standard; in other words, films were generally accompanied by live
music and dialogue was presented through written text in the form of title cards (Armes, 1978). Once sound technology in films was developed in the 1930s, studios began to migrate
towards it almost immediately. This had the unfortunate side effect of ruining the careers of many foreign film actors who, despite a great deal of success during the silent era,
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