Hollywood which is considered to be the world capital of filmed entertainment is located in Los Angeles, The USA. First, it was a little city with orange forest and great weather. But, one day in 1908 a group of people from Chicago came to Los Angeles to shoot (=make) a film. Since that day a lot of directors, producers, actors and thousands of other workers have been coming to Los Angeles. In 1911 the first studio appeared in Hollywood (a part of Los Angeles). Today there are such big and famous Hollywood film studios as:
Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios
Warner Bros.
20th Century Fox
Dream Works Pictures and others.
Already in the 1920s Hollywood made 80% of the worlds films. Silent and black-and-white films of those early years (starring Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin) were forced out by sound films in the middle of the 1920s. Then full-length films came up to take place of short films. Soon, the first world-famous colour film, 'Gone With the Wind', was shot in Hollywood.
The first genres of American films were melodrama, western and comedy, later appeared adventure and historical films. But now the range of genres is much richer. Hollywood got the name of the factory of dreams. It is associated with wealth and paradise of sun and palm trees. That's why Hollywood is considered to be the world capital of filmed entertainment.
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Olympic Games Lots of people in the world are fond of sport, because it’s not only healthy, but also spectacular and exciting. For these reason people have started the Olympic Games. They have appeared in 776 BC in Ancient Greece, where people every four years held festivals to please the ancient God Zeus. Later on the Games have disappeared and were revived in the present era, in 1896. The first modern Olympics took place in the capital of Greece, Athens. The old tradition to hold the Games every four years was also revived. So, from then on the Olympic Games took place every four years in different cities of the world. At certain times, such as Second World War, the games were forbidden. The Olympic Games are considered to be the biggest international sports games, which unite people from all over the world. There are two types of Olympic Games: Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Ancient Greeks didn’t have Winter Games, so the first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in France. The official emblem of the Olympic Games is a colourful flag with five interlinked rings. The colours of the rings are blue, red, yellow, green and black, because every country in the world has at least one of these colours on their national flag. Another idea sees in each colour a certain continent, for example, blue colour symbolizes Europe, yellow- Asia, red – America, black – Africa and green – Australia. The Olympic Games have been held in many countries, and Russia is no exception. In 1980 the 22nd Olympic Games took place in Moscow, and in 2014 they took place in Sochi. Олимпийские игры Многие люди любят спорт, потому что это не только полезно для здоровья, но также зрелищно и захватывающе. По этой причине люди начали Олимпийские игры. Они появились в 776 году до н.э. в Древней Греции, где люди каждые четыре года проводили фестивали, чтобы угодить древнему богу Зевсу. Позже игры исчезли, и были возобновлены в нашей эре, в 1896 году. Первые современные Олимпийские игры проходили в столице Греции, Афинах. Старая традиция проводить игры каждые четыре года была также возобновлена. Итак, с тех пор, Олимпийские игры проводились каждые четыре года в различных городах мира. В определенные времена, такие как, Вторая мировая война, игры были запрещены. Олимпийские игры являются самыми крупными международными спортивными играми, которые соединяют людей со всего мира. Существует два вида Олимпийских игр: Летние игры и Зимние игры. У древних греков не было зимних игр, поэтому первые Зимние Олимпийские игры были в 1924-м году, во Франции. Официальной эмблемой Олимпийских игр является разноцветный флаг с пятью связанными друг с другом кольцами. Цвета колец синий, красный, желтый, зеленый и черный, так как каждая страна в мире имеет по крайне мере один из этих цветов на своем национальном флаге. Другая идея видит каждый цвет как определенный континент, например, синий цвет, символизирует Европу, желтый – Азию, красный – Америку, черный – Африку и зеленый – Австралию. Олимпийские игры проводились во многих странах, и Россия не исключение. В 1980-м году 22-ые Олимпийские игры проводились в Москве, а в 2014-м году были в Сочи.
Hollywood which is considered to be the world capital of filmed entertainment is located in Los Angeles, The USA. First, it was a little city with orange forest and great weather. But, one day in 1908 a group of people from Chicago came to Los Angeles to shoot (=make) a film. Since that day a lot of directors, producers, actors and thousands of other workers have been coming to Los Angeles. In 1911 the first studio appeared in Hollywood (a part of Los Angeles). Today there are such big and famous Hollywood film studios as:
Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Paramount Pictures
Universal Studios
Warner Bros.
20th Century Fox
Dream Works Pictures and others.
Already in the 1920s Hollywood made 80% of the worlds films. Silent and black-and-white films of those early years (starring Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin) were forced out by sound films in the middle of the 1920s. Then full-length films came up to take place of short films. Soon, the first world-famous colour film, 'Gone With the Wind', was shot in Hollywood.
The first genres of American films were melodrama, western and comedy, later appeared adventure and historical films. But now the range of genres is much richer. Hollywood got the name of the factory of dreams. It is associated with wealth and paradise of sun and palm trees. That's why Hollywood is considered to be the world capital of filmed entertainment.