In 1892, the company became Eastman Kodak Company of New York and introduced the first Brownie camera brought hobby photography within financial reach to the consumer markets. In 1929, the company introduced its first motion picture
Albert Speer was a major contributor in multiple ways during World War II. One vital way in which he involved and contributed himself to Adolf Hitler’s regime was through his status as Chief of Architect in the Nazi Party. Speer’s first attendance of a Nazi Party rally, merely actioned out of curiosity, found himself strangely drawn to Adolf Hitler, not only because of Hitler's proposed solutions to the threat of Communism and his renunciation of the Treaty of Versailles, but also drawn towards the man himself. Speer's first major commission as a Party member came in 1932 when Karl Hanke recommended him to Goebbels to help renovate the new District Headquarters in Berlin, and, later on, to renovate Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry. Goebbels was impressed with Speer’s work and recommended him to Hitler, who then assigned him to help renovate the Chancellery in Berlin.
"German Expressionist Films pushed German films back into cinema screens in Europe and America because of their artistic value" German Expressionist films pushed the boundaries for the films in that period of time. After the first World War, Germany was trying to restructure their government whilst at the same time trying to set a new name for themselves. During this time the government injected a large amount of capital into the state-funded company UFA which stood for "Universum Film AG". The UFA controlled all or most of the cinematic output and distribution. One of the main aims of the German government of doing this is to try to reclaim Germany's place in the movie world.
Bismarck made Prussia the strongest state in Germany politically as well as what was already understood; their economic and military dominance. Also in 1871, the Constitution of the German Empire was introduced, this brought in the basic laws for the German Empire it was based on the constitution of the North German Confederation. A German citizenship was created, with equal treatment of citizens within each state guaranteed which would surely encourage greater German national identity upon the people in the Empire. Bismarck also introduced universal manhood suffrage which was a very liberal introduction which allowed every man in Germany to vote above a certain age, this also allowed Jews, Catholics, Poles and other Reichsfeinde (part of the Kulturkampf policy that Bismarck brought in which largely hindered the strength of himself as it caused the Catholic Centre Party to strengthen) to vote which could weaken the strength of Germany as it allows the enemies of the state to choose whether or not they want the government ran how it was. This could be argued whether universal manhood suffrage did encourage greater German national identity because it could also be seen to weaken
“My path leads to the creation of a fresh perception of the world. I can thus decipher a world that you do not know.” – Dziga Vertov. The Man with the Movie Camera is viewed as a pinnacle reference of documentary film for individuals everywhere and is an example of where editing is extensively used to create meaning. The 1928 piece documents a day within a Soviet City and has become renowned as a political masterpiece that has influenced many filmmakers with its range of editing techniques and alternative stance in cinema. In the 1920s structured order meant filmmakers followed an unwritten set of rules that determined plots, protagonists and the genre of successful films.
Photography and the Industrial Revolution During the Industrial Revolution, a factory driven time period and move away from beauty, Alfred Stieglitz, the photographer of “The Hand of Man”, showed how something so dark and mechanical like the locomotive train could be transformed into a work of art and beauty using ones own creativeness and artistic ability. Alfred Stieglitz, an American photographer and modern art promoter, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1864. Growing up, he was trained as an engineer in Germany where he would then move to New York in 1890 to try and prove that photography was an acceptable work of art during this time period. While in New York, he joined many camera clubs and held exhibitions throughout the city to show his work (Minneapolis Institute of Arts). In 1903, Stieglitz created a magazine called “Camera Work” that was completely devoted to photography and contained only photographic images in it (Greenough, Sarah).
The Bauhaus is one of the first colleges of design. It came into being from the joining of the Weimar Academy of Arts and the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts. It was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and was closed in 1933 by the Nazis. In 1919, after delays caused by the destruction of World War I and a debate over who should head the institution and the socio-economic meanings of a reconciliation of the fine arts and the applied arts From 1919 to 1922 the school was changed by the pedagogical and aesthetic ideas of Johannes Itten, who taught the Vorkurs that was the introduction to the ideas of the Bauhaus. Itten was heavily influenced in his teaching by the ideas of Franz Cizek and Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel.
The Sound of Dr. Mabuse Incorporating sound recording and reproduction through electronic and mechanized technology along with recreation of sound waves by spoken voice or sound effects has transformed media in the twentieth century. In early productions, the option of sound allowed directors to manipulate sound as well as visuals to deliver a message. The addition of mediums to film contributes to a more complex build to create a more powerful overall message. The 1930s German movie, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, is a pioneer of sound film. Sound in the movie is manipulated in order to emphasize certain messages and utilize the new opportunity to use sound by accentuating its existence in the film.
In 1955 opened the first California Disney theme park, Disneyland. Disney continued its rise in popularity, and survived even the death of its founder in 1966. His brother Roy took over supervision at that time, and then was succeeded by an executive team in 1971. In 1983, Disney went international with the opening of Tokyo Disneyland. In the past few decades, Disney has moved into a wider market, beginning The Disney Channel on cable and establishing subdivisions such as Touchstone Pictures to produce films other than the usual family-oriented fare, gaining a firmer footing on a broader range.
PART A GERMAN FILM Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film. Unlike other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnessed major changes to its identity during the 20th century. Those changes determined the periodization of national cinema into a succession of distinct eras and movements. The history of cinema in Germany can be traced back to the years shortly after the introduction of cinema.