1、History of film1927-1945Thedevelopmentera.Atthistime,filmsgotsoundandcolor.Filmbecamematureasakindofart.Peopleusedthenewtechnologytomakefilmsmoreperfectly.The sound eraDuringlate1927,WarnersreleasedThe Jazz Singer,whichwasmostlysilentbutcontainedwhatisgenerallyregardedasthefirstsynchronizeddialogue(
2、andsinging)inafeaturefilm.These are posters of the Jazz singer.Thechangewasremarkablyswift.Bytheendof1929,Hollywoodwasalmostall-talkie,withseveralcompetingsoundsystemsSoundfilmsemphasizedonblackhistoryandbenefiteddifferentgenresmoresothansilentsdid.Creative impact of soundSoundfilmsemphasizedonblack
3、historyandbenefiteddifferentgenresmoresothansilentsdid.Mostobviously,themusicalfilmwasborn.thefirstclassic-styleHollywoodmusicalwasThe Broadway Melody(1929).Atthistime,AmericangangsterfilmslikeLittle CaesarandWellmansThe Public Enemy(both1931)becamepopular.The color filmIn1935,RoubenMamoulianderecte
4、dVaanityFair,thefirstcolormovieintheworld.Ww2 and its aftermathThedesireforwartimepropagandacreatedarenaissanceinthefilmindustryinBritain,withrealisticwardramaslike49th Parallel(1941),Went the Day Well?(1942),The Way Ahead(1944)TheonsetofUSinvolvementinWorldWarIIalsobroughtaproliferationoffilmsasbothpatriotismandpropaganda.Thestricturesofwartimealsobroughtaninterestinmorefantasticalsubjects.TheseincludedBritainsGainsboroughmelodramas(includingThe Man in GreyandThe Wicked Lady).