How Did Hollywood Contribute To The Successful Growth Of Studio Systems

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A combination of three important factors helped in the emergence and successful growth of the studio systems, 1.Increased resistance to the MPPC (Motion Picture Patents Company) 2.Wide spread competition 3.United States regulation that actually broke the MPPC monopoly. Today people refer to American cinema as being synonymous with Hollywood. The studio system started during the 20th century and played a big part in the success of Hollywood. Between the years 1907 and around 1913, many production companies in New York and New Jersey, moved to locations with warmer climates such as Florida, Texas, and New Mexico. They did so to optimize the advantages of Florida's salubrious weather. As the industry grew, so did its work force, there was almost a 60 percent increase , of nearly 15,000 employed workers in the American film industry. …show more content…

The system of the central production was introduced in 1912 and was a strictly followed since 1914. Irving Thalberg(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Adolph Zukor(Paramount), Harry and Jack Warner(Warner Bros) are some examples of central producers who took over the daily operations of their respective studios. Financial control was also taken over by the 'New York office' b group of executives. Under the central producer system, the different studios produced a spate of successful films, but this success formula began to wane towards the close of the 1920s because the focus was on quantity of film making rather than on quality of film craft. Thus theaters experienced a slump in the numbers of movie

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