EMERGENCE OF THE BRITISH CINEMA INDUSTRY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
INTRODUCTION In this report I am going to talk about the rising of the British cinema industry and the significant factors that affected and influenced that event. The economic, political and technical issues that led British industry through success, failure and reformation of its concepts. THE BEGINNING By the end of the 19th century and after a rapid improvement in the sector of leisure and economic changes, cinema had become the most familiar type of entertainment in Britain. In 1890 Edison invented the moving picture camera and in relation with other technological developments cinema made its beginning based on the projected films. The first years were an experimental period for Britain. In 1906 mobile cinema cars made their appearance and music halls and fairgrounds became the first home of cinema. ... At that period film industry characterized by no rules and pioneers were more interested in the equipment rather than in making films. ... Before the 1st World War cinema was the most popular form of entertainment. ... The newsreel became a part or the cinema but it met a great popularity especially in 1920’s and in 1930’s. (Kevin Williams 1998) MORAL ISSUES In 1909 the film industry began to meet its first general concerns about moral issues that came from the outset. As a result film industry established the British Board of Film Censors in order to avoid interventions from the local authorities. ... James Brook Wilkinson was the first secretary of BBFC until 1948. ... The first was the forbiddance of nudity and the second was the forbiddance of portrait of Jesus Christ in the films.