What is Hollywood? The most famous Hollywood stars: actors and actresses

There is no such person today on earth, probably, who would not know what Hollywood is. Everyone will tell in every possible detail about the colossal film factory, where the largest number of films in the world are filmed and filmed at the time. However, there are hardly any people, even those who live there, who know what Hollywood is, in full.

History

The place where the brightest stars of Hollywood live, where you can meet Angelina Jolie, Bred Pitt or Kevin Costner right on the street, has existed for a very long time, since the first conquerors - the Spaniards, persecutors of Aborigines. After the liberation of the territories from the Indians, there were two ranches, greenhouses and fields with a variety of crops: even pineapples and bananas were grown, as well as grain and maize. What is Hollywood of the nineteenth century? This is agriculture.

In 1886, both ranches acquired one master and the name that exists to this day. On the united ranch, there were apartment houses where housing was rented or sold, so gradually streets and boulevards were formed. On the main street, naturally, the houses were more prestigious, tall and spacious. The owners of the ranch turned out to be philanthropists, they created and supported libraries, schools, temples. Hollywood flourished by the beginning of the twentieth century.

Twentieth Century

One disadvantage of the city is the lack of drinking water, only because of this, he was not destined to live apart, from Los Angeles Hollywood depended very much. The first western film about cowboys was filmed here in 1911, as old taverns in the picturesque streets of the city kept the spirit of the old Wild West. That's when the world first heard what Hollywood is. The climate and a certain bohemian atmosphere in the relations between the residents contributed greatly to the birth of the cinematic capital.

Since the release of the first film, less than a decade has passed since the city was filled to the brim with restaurants and banks, clubs and theaters. The film industry began its rapid development. Housing quickly divided into a respectable, where the Hollywood stars lived (directing and acting), and ancillary - for employees of the service. The central part of the city lined up and settled down again, this area ceased to be residential. The buildings were transferred to the aegis of cinematographic commerce.

Celebrity Reviews

So, according to Charlie Chaplin, which even the most famous actors of Hollywood, men of the brightest talents and the most exceptional appearance can not match, this factory does the movie only after making money. People from all over the world wanted to at least walk along these pavements, where their idols walked, and every girl in the depths of her soul was sure that she would definitely become a star. Hollywood actresses dictated fashion to the whole world, not only how to dress, but how to look, sigh, play with their eyes - they were truly elegant bitch, according to Ilya Ilf, who visited Hollywood.

The famous Soviet writer asked for forgiveness for the word "bitch", but in the same apology he added ten more words, for which he had to apologize. Actors of Hollywood from actresses did not lag behind in the fashion legislation, all boys wanted to become as courageous and rich, also thoughtfully dressed and by all means to throw money. In estimations of kinogorod was in solidarity with the previous ones and Berthold Brecht, saying that he earns bread by selling lies in Hollywood.

Bohemian suburbs

Gold rush by the beginning of the twentieth century has already ended, the money has practically dried up, and the whole of California has become almost a backwater in relation to industrial centers. Cinematography again raised this state to a height, perhaps even greater. Hollywood movies are easy to shoot and profitable, because there is no need to go far - even from the subject matter this does not depend, because nature in California is the most diverse from the geographical point of view. Everything is close: the sea, mountains, beautiful canyons, dense forests, scorching desert.

Here, in this small patch of territory, you can shoot landscapes of any continent of the earth, even maps that correspond to exist - which terrain best corresponds to this or that corner of the planet. In addition, film, lighting equipment and their quality in the early years of the development of cinematography left much to be desired. Shooted only in the sunlight. With the sun in California in general there are no problems, in these places the number of sunny days is one of the most significant in the world. Money flowed into the city, and with them appeared in huge numbers, both women and men of Hollywood (for their fees). Elite mansions for the stars lined up quickly, and the city ascended in its glory.

Quotation, copy, template, stencil

Attentive movie fans have long noticed that for many decades in a row a good Hollywood film instantly, like mushrooms after a warm rain, there are tens and hundreds of movie clips on the same subject, with the same special effects. This is promoted by the rules that all American directors, even the most eminent ones, are compelled to observe.

1. Profit. The movie is shot purely for her, and not because I want art and a trembling approach to it.

2. People like it. Sometimes the film is outright squalor, where there is no coherent plot, but it's spectacular - lots of explosions, blood, sex, humor and so on. For such qualities, the people usually ask for supplements.

About humor

Too gloomy films are for an amateur who is not so much (see the first point). The association insists on the presence of jokes in the film, even if they are low-grade and out of place: for a half-hour of the duration of each picture, the director simply must insert at least a few pieces, and he resents behind the scenes.

And the filmmaker will not provide humor - he will not get a rental. The viewer therefore easily determines the genre identity: there are absurd falls in the picture, fallen pants or loudly released gases - this means a comedy. If all this is missing, it means drama.

Sequels and prequels

Continuation of the film - the trouble of Hollywood cinema. If you suddenly managed to make a cash picture, you can foresee a hundred percent true that it will follow. Very rarely the second and subsequent parts of the same film (like books) are obtained in accordance with the quality of the previous one. It's just again the first point - to fill the pockets on the viewer's interest.

There are exceptions: the sequels "Back to the Future", "Godfather". But an example of failure: "Alone at home." And many more. There are films that do not fit the story into one series, so the material is divided into several. There are quite a lot of wonderful works: "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings" - where the subsequent series can be even better than the first. The prequel is the prehistory. Recently, they have become very popular, because they are profitable. There are incidents when good directors shoot the first sequel to the same picture, and after a while prequel, as happened with the famous "Star Wars".

Screenings, remakes and spin-offs

The latter term denotes a branch. For example, in the canon, the secondary heroes of the main film in the spin-off become main. Very profitable genre, and therefore popular. A remake is a new version of the old picture. Also used often, but the viewer usually likes the first option. The old story with the new (and often not the best) performers is usually annoying, like the day before yesterday's heated food.

Screening in Hollywood can do everything drastically - from the comics to the phone book. Ordinary art books the directors of Hollywood, apparently, do not like to read. Read the writers. And it's not a fact. The main thing is again the first point, for which you need to properly indulge the target audience. Removed "unnecessary" storylines, jokes are inserted. The same "Harry Potter" - an excellent example. In the book - a fairy tale, in Hollywood - a typical action movie with jokes. Here in the horror genre there are positive examples: Stephen King is usually screened correctly.

Alley of Glory

In Hollywood, in order to celebrate a new star, there is the Alley of Glory. In 1958, at once eight new stars were laid down at a time, while without an individual ceremony. In 1960 Alley passed the innovation course, and along with the stars of Ronald Coleman, Olivia Borden, Preston Foster, Luis Fazenda, Edward Sedgwick, Bert Lancaster, Ernest Torrens, others appeared. The first to join them were the names of Stanley Kramer and Joan Woodward.

The stars on the Alley also have their own categories. All five different stars managed to earn Gene Autry. In four categories, four people were noted. Three stars have women - Gayle Storm, Dinah Shor, Marie Wilson, Jane Froman and Joe Stafford, the other twenty-five are male actors. Charlie Chaplin is the only genius on the Walk of Fame, not present, although he was twice nominated: leftist convictions and communist views failed. Also have their stars here two US presidents - Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.

Hollywood Women

Actresses of Hollywood in the majority shine with an unusual appearance, a bright femininity, and in everyone there is a mystery. The actress, with whom Hollywood began, is Elizabeth Taylor, the first Queen of Cinematography. Made the refined style of the bygone era eternal: Greta Garbo, Catherine Deneuve, Audrey Hepburn, Vivien Leigh - did not look like their predecessors, and none of the followers could ever compare with them.

And now, reviewing movies with actress Nicole Kidman, many viewers are surprised how such a huge soul and such inexpressible talent nest in this amazing puppet shell. Well, the symbol of all and all the femininity of the world - Marilyn Monroe, a phenomenon that will always fascinate and amaze. And yet - Demi Moore, Kim Bessinger, Julia Roberts ... Do not list all the names of icons, before which for centuries the praying girls will pray.