The Second Golden Era Of The Film Industry - 1258 Words

The second golden era of the film industry, new hollywood, came about from 1969 through 1980. As the 1960’s started off positive and hopeful, there was now many Americans left devastated from the depressing events that occurred after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, such as the Vietnam War. There was also a conflict in the movie scene because Hollywood directors were torn between the old styles of filming and the new techniques. By 1980, this conflict was finally resolved and a new hollywood era was created. Although the old styles of filming still existed, new directors did not follow the production code and decided to recreate genres. Directors also started to mix different genres together into one film such as comedy, romance, and†¦show more content†¦These thriller films were very mainstream and popular in the box office because they were targeted towards adults under the age of 25. The Night of the Living Dead also innovated the drive in movies, although, th ese are not as popular nowadays. During this time movies only cost $1.50, but these movies still brought in millions in revenue and this was the turning point for starting the personal filmmaking trend. This is a clip from Dawn of the Dead, it was released in 1978 and it is about two SWAT members who try to stop a zombie apocalypse. The director, George Romero, was instrumental in creating this zombie-horror genre. Romero used suspenseful background music when the zombies were after them to make it scarier, although, I thought the makeup on the zombies was really fake looking compared to the makeup on new zombie movies and television shows such as The Walking Dead. It is amazing to see how makeup and editing can really change the impact movies make on the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3-g5wu3bSg In 1969 President Richard Nixon began to finally withdraw American troops from Vietnam. However, he also began secret bombing campaigns in Cambodia to eliminate Communist supply lines. Americans were really frustrated with the war and they burned their draft cards and started protesting against the war. This caused four innocent students to be murdered at Kent State University because