The American cinema. [Pt.8]. film in the television age

Through interviews, explores the relationship between film and television, from the studio's initial fear of television and the rise of Hollywood spectacle films, to the impact of home video distribution on contemporary film aesthetics - all in the context of the changing landscape of American culture in the post-war era.

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"Through interviews, explores the relationship between film and television, from the studio's initial fear of television and the rise of Hollywood spectacle films, to the impact of home video distribution on contemporary film aesthetics - all in the context of the changing landscape of American culture in the post-war era."@en
"Explores the evolution of film after the advent of television in America. Shows how Hollywood competed with gimmicks and lavish spectacles, but with network TV, formulaic series and the end of live TV drama, young innovative TV directors moved to Hollywood and redefined conventional filmmaking (Penn, Cassavetes, Frankenheimer, Lumet, Altman) challenging a more sophisticated film audience, often satirizing the blurr between news and entertainment."
"An exploration of the relationship between film and television, ranging from the film studios' initial reaction to television, retaliation through the Hollywood spectacle, to the impact of home video distribution. Excerpted film support the points made."
"Through interviews the program explores the relationship between film and television, from the studios' initial fear of television and the rise of the Hollywood spectacle film to the impact of home program distribution on contemporary film aesthetics - all in the context of the changing landscape of American culture in the post-war era."
"Film in the television age explores the evolution of movies after the advent of television in America. It shows how Hollywood competed with gimmicks, lavish spectacles, live television dramas, and series. Then young, innovative TV directors moved to Hollywood and redefined conventional filmmaking, challenging a more sophisticated film audience and often satirizing the blur between news and entertainment."@en
"Traces Hollywood's initial fear of television and how a new era of motion picture entertainment grew out of the advent of TV and also how television was influenced by the movies."
"Traces Hollywood's initial fear of television and how a new era of motion picture entertainment grew out of the advent of TV and also how television was influenced by the movies."@en