Which Country Makes The Most Movies?
India, not the United States, is the number one movie producer in the world. Annually, India averages more than 800 films compared to just over 500 in the U.S. CUT! Moviegoers tend to take the film editing process for granted today. However, the very concept of it was revolutionary at the turn of the century. The first film shot and edited with intercutting for a more complex narrative — rather than telling a story as if it were a filmed stage play — was Edwin S. Porter’s innovative The Life of an American Fireman in 1902. It was the first film to use editing to tell a story from two points of view, and to intercut between two places and courses of action. What do all those movie terms mean? If you watch the credits at the end of a movie, you’ve probably seen some credits that don’t seem to make much sense. Following are a “translations” of some of these common motion picture terms. Gaffer – The chief electrician on a film unit, responsible for the lighting of a set under instructions
Hollywood was the world’s film-making capital for many years. But today, the United States is no longer number one among film making nations, it’s not even number two! Seven nations now make more full-length movies each year than the United States. Japan, France, Italy, the Philippines, the Soviet Union, and Mexico each make mor
