NOW SHOWINGEVOLUTION OF

MOVIES

Introduction

History:

●1st short film - Flower of Persia

●1st full length film - Raja Harishchandra

●1st talking film - Alarm Ara

INDIAN CINEMA

GOLDEN AGE OF INDIAN CINEMA

MODERN AGE OF INDIAN CINEMA

Period – 1940-1960● Critically acclaimed Hindi films● Films expressed social themes● Epic films● Famous actors

Period – late 1960s – till date● Romantic movies, action films● Films expressed real life● Internationally liked films● Famous actors

STORIES

FIFTIES

SIXTIES

SEVENTIES

EIGHTIES

NINETIES

2000’S

FIFTIES●Stories were not the mainstay of movies●A man used to play the role of woman.

SIXTIES●Stories were more about families and

social dramas●Hurdles put by their families for marriage

SEVENTIES●Women's were allowed to go to college

and social clubs●India became free politically and socially in

thinking

EIGHTIES●Had great storylines and introduced love

triangles●Action movies had become the main stay.

NINETIES●Nuclear change in Bollywood●Revolting against parents and profess love

to each other

2000’s●Changing room year of Bollywood●Movies winning accolades from the foreign

media

The Evolution of Movie Theatres

●The inception of movie theatre is closely related to the developments of motion picture itself

●Movie theatres would not have come to life if the motion pictures did not become popular in the late 19th century

Motion Pictures● Started in the 1880s● Were shown in a dark room with a projector

capable of rotating the film reels situated at the back.

● Motion picture films were in black and white● There was no audio● In the 70s IMAX became a popular subset of

movie theatres● Now digital cinema continues to

revolutionize the movie business worldwide

Movie Costumes

Costuming a period film is about more than capturing that period’s clothes in exacting detail

The costumes were set up according to the scene, movement and emotion of the character

Costumes convey the proper messagesCurrent fashion trends and silhouettes

influence the interpretation of historical costume design

INTERVAL

Evolution of song and dance in Indian cinema

●Song, dance and music linked to drama in India●1st Indian Talkie Alam Ara●The singer sang into a hidden microphone●Remixing of film song●Soundtrack is more popular than movie

●In 1930’s, music had simple lyrics and a simple beat ●In 21st century rap, hip hop, pop, and R&B take over the music industry●In older films “item number” was performed ●In modern film item number is inserted as discotheque sequence, dancing at celebration/stage show●Promotional videos

Geeta

Dutta

journey…. 1950s era

1970s era

Disco Era- 1970’s

1980 era1985-present

Mukesh

Usha Uthup

●Before 1960 draw on classical and folk dance●Hindi/ Urdu films show strong influences of Kathak or the "mujara" dances ●Modern films Indian dance elements contain western dance style like hip hop and hop●Hero or heroine perform with a troupe of supporting dancers The spastic deliveries of songs by Shammi Kapoor

Evolution of finance in Indian cinema

●Multi-million dollar production●Older times budget on small scale●Expensive sets,costumes,special effects and cinematography●Western films and television gain wider in distribution●International technicians●Increasing accessibility to professional action & special effects●Increasing budget●Producers gets funding for big budget films.●Private distributors and few large studios

●Banks and financial institutions funds films●Funding also from illegitimate sources●Involved in production,patonising prominent film personalities●Producers make money by selling ancillary rights●Increasing return from theatres in western countries●In 2oo2 Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets with total revenue of US$1.3 billion

The Evolution of Promotion

Posters

PresentMovie TrailersSongsSpecial AppearancesRadioInternetNews Paper

Problems faced by Bollywood

● Piracy● Predictable stories and similar script

Future for Bollywood

● Bright future● USA companies shows interest.● Developing

CAST & CREW