AS Media Homework Due: 14/1/11
The decade marked by the Great Depression and leading into World War II is remembered as Hollywood’s Golden Age. During this period, new genres were formed, new stars were born, and the studio system greatly increased in size. The 8 major studios at the time produced 95% of American Films. More than 7,500 features were released by the studios between 1930 and 1945. More than 80 million people took in a least one film per week at the height of the cinema’s popularity. Hollywood’s Golden Age began to decline in the late 1940’s due to the introduction of television. During this time actors began to have the ability to be "free agents" meaning they were no longer bound to a production company. In 1948, antitrust suits were filed against the major studios, delivering the final blow to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
