Blog # 2--- Option 1

There are many elements of the Hollywood style in film making. Some of the major elements are invisible editing, Hollywood narrative of telling a motion picture story, equilibrium and disruption, various problem solving techniques used in Hollywood film and character centered cinema. These things are what makes Hollywood special and able to make such great films.
The Hollywood film industry became a narrative machine when making their films. During the 1910s and 1920s Hollywood began to tell stories in their films that were highly efficient. Now the producers wanted to tell a smooth narrative in their films as smoothly as possible. It was meant to have a narrative magically come from the screen spontaneously creating itself for the audience to consume and enjoy. Most movies after the 1920s were all narratives
Invisible editing was a huge breakthrough n the film industry. This is when there are cuts throughout the movie but they make it so the audience can’t see the editing. This means that there were really no pauses in the movie. The camera and the sound recording should never call attention to themselves. The editors goal is to make his work invisible. This is by not letting the viewer notice any cuts, and the shots flowing together naturally. This is also one of the key elements that helped the narrative machine happen. One type of this editing is organizing a movie in a purely linear fashion like in Some like It Hot.
The way a narrative process works is that there is an initial state of affairs introduced in the beginning of the film and then all of the sudden something disturbs it therefore, the equilibrium is off due to the disruption. Then, there are many events that follow, usually trying to restore the original introduction. This takes up most of the movie. In the end almost all equilibriums are restored and everything is good. An example of this is in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. The introduction meets the status quo and characters are introduced. Then all of the sudden the equilibrium is disrupted by a quarrel between two lovers and a woman screaming from across the way. Then the rest of the film the couple is trying to solve their conflict and trying to get proof that the woman they heard was murdered. Once the conflicts are solved the equilibrium is back to normal and the new status quo is revealed. This makes narrative motion very interesting and keeps the audiences attention.
There are various problem solving techniques in Hollywood films. A lot of times in the films, the characters have a hard time achieving their goals. During the film, they usually overcome their problems that stand in their way; things such as beating the villain, triumph over adverse circumstances, and transcend their own limitations such as fears. The film will then end with the characters triumph or failure, with the resolution to the problem, and with the attainment of the goal. An example of this is the movie Vertigo. There’s a man who has to overcome his fear of heights to solve a crime. This kind of technique has the audience trying to solve the problem themselves while watching the movie.
Character centered cinema is also a major element in the Hollywood Films. The characters are more or less stable, knowable, and psychologically coherent individuals who possess clearly defined, specific goals(p.25 Belton). The films are very focused on the main characters in the film and what happens in the movie revolves around the them. The entire movie will evolve around the character which makes the audience think and feel as if they know the character.