new hollywood

• New Hollywood refers to a period in American cinema during the late 1960s and 70s.

  Characterized by a shift in filmmaking practices, narrative experimentation, and a focus on directional vision
• New Hollywood challenges the dominance of the studio system and introduced a more independent and auteur - driven approach.
• Independant filmmaking rose, Spike Lee is involved in this.
• Paved the way for independant filmmakers to gain recognition and create films outside the traditional studio system.
• Finance and production = low budget production.

  DTRT = relatively low budget, which is a characterisitc of independant filmmaking.
• Distribution was studio distribution.
• New Hollywood Aesthetic

  Natural lighting

  Hand held camera

  Location shooting
• Natural lighting - created a more realistic and authentic look, utilizing light sources to enhance the visual atmoshphere. .
• Hand held camera - dynamic and immersive visual style, allowing the camera to move freely and capture action from subjective perspective
• Location shooting - taking advantage of urban landscapes, natural envioroments, giving gritty and authentic feel.
• Documentary influence - incorporating documentary style such as handheld camera, observational shots and natural framing helped capture the rawness and spontaneity of the scenes.
• Symbolic and metaphoric imagery - to convey deeper meanings and themes.
• New Hollywood consisted of realist driven narratives
• It held anti-authoritarian themes
• Liberal attitudes to sex and drugs
• Politically charged films
• Defined by shift in control from studio to director
• Episodic nature
• Visual motifs, creative meaning and carefully composed shots used to enhance narrative and evoke emotional responses from the audience - layers of depth to story telling.