Vad kan symbolisera film och filmstjärnor mer än Hollywood? Tidigt i filmens historia var det dock inte Hollywood som stod i centrum för skapandet, utan New York. På grund av bland andra Thomas Edison och hans patent, som i sin tur medförde skyldighet att betala royalty, flyttade flera bolag till västkusten och Hollywood. Den första filmen som spelades in där var In Old California från 1910, hela 17 minuter lång. Det är lite skillnad mot vår tids mastodontfilmer på ibland tre timmars spelfilm för oss att beskåda i biosalongen.
I och med att ljudfilmen slog igenom omkring 1927-28 inleddes också Hollywoods så kallade guldålder, med så få som åtta filmstudios (Loew's/MGM, Paramount, Fox (efter 1935 20th Century-Fox), Warner Bros, RKO, Universal, Columbia samt United Artists) helt dominerade marknaden med en total andel av 96% under 1939.
Den berömda Hollywood Walk Of Fame inrättades 1958 men det dröjde till 1960 innan Joanne Woodward som första person fick sin stjärna utplacerad. Idag finns det hela 2347 stjärnor att beskåda på denna berömda gata.
Om Hollywood är den största symbolen för filmindustrin så är definitivt Hollywoodskylten den i särklass största symbolen för själva staden. Skylten, med den ursprungliga texten Hollywoodland, restes redan 1923 men efter en renovering 1949 tog man bort de sista fyra bokstäverna i namnet och den moderna varianten av skylten var därmed född.
Idag är det bara Paramount av de ursprungliga stora bolagen som fortfarande har sin adress i "det riktiga" Hollywood.
Vi har gjort en liten lista som är en del av några av våra egna favoritcitat och hoppas att det kan vara något att syssla med under lediga stunder.
När ni loggar får ni mer än gärna skriva vilken som är er favoritfilm och kanske ert mest minnesvärda citat.
Lycka till!
Första ledtråden
"Unbelievable, that old Biff could have chosen that particular date. It could mean that that point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the temporal junction point for the entire space-time continuum. On the other hand, it could just be an amazing coincidence."
Andra ledtråden
"...that's completely out of the question, you must not leave this house. You must not see anybody or talk to anybody. Anything you do could have serious reprocautions on future events."
Tredje ledtråden
Idag är det ettårsjubileum för cachen och även om vi alltid räknat med att det skulle ta lång tid att lösa den så vill vi på inget sätt att den ska förbli olöst. Vissa saker har uppdaterats så det finns ytterligare ledtrådar att finna. Rensa webbläsarens cache(!) och sök på nytt... Lycka till!
Fjärde ledtråden
Jag tänkte släppa en ledtråd mycket tidigare men eftersom eliwe inte ville ha någon så väntade jag ytterligare ett tag... ;) Någon frågade om checkern och den är där för att kontrollera korrekta koordinater - inte några falska
Femte ledtråden
Kanske kan Alfred vara till någon hjälp?
Sjätte ledtråden
Hollywood har haft sin beskärda del av Don Juans men Alfred Hitchcock tycks inte ha varit en av dem eftersom han från 1927 fram till sin död 1980 var han gift med Alma Reville. Om henne ska han ha sagt;
"I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat, and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen and their names are Alma Reville".
"HollywoodSignJAN09" av Scott Catron - Sunset on Hollywood Uploaded by zaui. Licensierad under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
[English]
To be able to get lost in the world of movies for one or a couple of hours can be fun, relaxing, frightening, exciting, frustrating or dramatic. Even all of the mentioned at once and this cache is a small tribute to the escape from reality that movies can be.
What can symbolize movies and movie stars more than Hollywood? At the beginning of motion picture history it was New York rather than Hollywood that was the centre of movie-making. Partly due to royalty fees brought on by the patents of Thomas Edison many companies moved to the west coast and Hollywood. The first movie recorded there was the 17 minute long In Old California (1910). A little different compared to the modern time movies that sometimes will last for over three hours.
When talking pictures, "talkies", made it's entrance 1927-28 the so called golden age of Hollywood started. As few as eight studios (Leow's/MGM, Paramount, Fox, Warner Bros, RKO, Universal, Columbia and United Artists) totally dominated the market with a total cut of 96% of the market in 1939.
The famous Hollywood Walk Of Fame came in 1958 but it wasn't until 1960 that Joanne Woodward as the first person got her star. Today there are 2347 stars to be seen on this famous street.
If Hollywood is the largest symbol for the movie industry, the Hollywood sign is definitely the largest symbol for the town itself. The sign with the original text Hollywoodland, were erected in 1923 but were changed to Hollywood when being renovated in 1949.
Today only Paramount of the original large companies still has it's address in "the real" Hollywood.
We've made a list of some of our favourite quotes and hope that it will be something you to work with during spare time.
Once you're writing your log you're more than welcome to share which your favorite movie is and maybe even if you have a favorite quote.
Good Luck!
First hint
"Unbelievable, that old Biff could have chosen that particular date. It could mean that that point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the temporal junction point for the entire space-time continuum. On the other hand, it could just be an amazing coincidence."
Second hint
"...that's completely out of the question, you must not leave this house. You must not see anybody or talk to anybody. Anything you do could have serious reprocautions on future events."
Third hint
Today is the one year anniversary of the cache and even though we always counted on it taking a long time to sole, we never intended it to remain unsolved. Some things has been updated so clear your browsers cache(!) and give it another go. Good luck!
Forth hint
Well, I was going to release a hint much earlier but since eliwe didn't want me to, I waited just a little bit longer... ;) Someone asked me about the checker and it is there for checking the real coordinates - no fake ones.
Fifth hint
Maybe Alfred can assist you in some way?
Sixth hint
Hollywood has had its fair share of Don Juans but Alfred Hitchcock doesn't seem to have been one of them since he from 1927 up to his death in 1980 was married to Alma Reville. About her he is supposed to have said;
"I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat, and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen and their names are Alma Reville".
01. Everybody remembers him. He did something extraordinary. He did what no one else did.
02. Dr. Brown, I brought this note back from the future and now it's erased.
03. Find me the Frenchman. Find me Jacques Mayol.
04. Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves.
05. A friend's good fortune is a blessing. I'm sorry you resent ours. You must be very lonely and sad.
06. That’s Strickland? Jesus. Didn’t that guy ever have hair?
07. Splendid, I thought. What did you think? I, thought, splendid! What did you think? Splendid, I thought.
08. It's a great thing to have a lady aboard with clean habits. It sets the man a good example. A man alone, he gets to living like a hog.
09. This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption. Let us give praise to our maker and glory to his bounty by learning about... BEER.
10. I'm sorry I ruined your New Year's Eve party, Lieutenant Dan. She tasted like cigarettes...
11. I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
12. I apologize for calling your wife a bloated warthog, and I bid you good day.
13. The answer's no, Griff! No? Yeah, what are you deaf and stupid? I said NO! What's wrong, McFly? You chicken?
14. "X" never, ever marks the spot.
15. Spiders... The spiders... They want me to tap-dance. And I don't want to tap-dance.
16. I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.
17. Hey, way to go banana heels!
18. Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine...
19. Good shit, huh? It's good for two things: degreasing engines and killing brain cells.
20. My heart was pounding the whole time. It was the most erotic moment of my life. Up until then, at least.
21. The rules are, there ain't no rules. To the second bridge and back. First one back wins.
22. Sometimes I think that's all this place is. One... long... count. The prisoners count the hours, the bulls count the prisoners and the king bulls count the counts.
23. Suppose nothing happens to you. Suppose you live there your whole life and nothing happens; you never meet anybody, you never become anything, and finally you die one of those New York deaths where nobody notices for 2 weeks until the smell drifts into the hallway.
24. Those poor little ducks. Did it kill them? No, they flew off and took the lake with 'em. To this very day, that lake is somewhere over in Georgia.
25. He has a wife, you know. You know what she's called? She's called... 'Incontinentia'... Incontinentia Buttocks!
26. Yo, cuz. What's she doing here? She came with me. She's with me. I carried a watermelon.
27. I am the only daddy you got! I'm the damn paterfamilias! But you ain't bona fide!
28. I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
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