FIL 1030 History of Film - MDC Faculty Home Pages
FIL 1030 History of Film - MDC Faculty Home Pages
FIL 1030 History of Film - MDC Faculty Home Pages
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The Motion Picture Patents Company<br />
� Controlled by Edison<br />
� Marketed one-hour programs <strong>of</strong> short films for Nickelodeons<br />
� Hired the Pinkerton Detective Agency to enforce their rights<br />
� Created the “Trust Wars” that resulted in filmmakers leaving NYC<br />
� Lost the public battle in the courts in 1917<br />
The New Producers<br />
Carl Laemmle, William Fox, Samuel Goldfish, Adolph Zukor,<br />
Jesse Lasky, Marcus Loew, Lewis J. Selznick and Louis B. Mayer<br />
� Produced two-hour feature films<br />
� Owned and built larger, more comfortable theaters fit for an<br />
evening’s entertainment<br />
� Jewish immigrants from Germany or Russia<br />
� <strong>Film</strong> was a new business without a controlling “clique”<br />
� Widely seen as a risky, illegitimate business; not for serious people<br />
Advertisement for<br />
Edison Motion Picture<br />
Equipment<br />
Edison with his invention<br />
Founders <strong>of</strong> the MPPC in 1906
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