first cinema
second cinema
third cinema
First cinema
First cinema is normally referred to as Hollywood. These are mainstream films that have a huge budget and are shown in multi-screen cinemas. These are normally the most popular films that you'll see in adverts on tv and see posters up on bus stops. Examples of these films are:
Twilight
Avatar
These are called high concept films. They use a lot of special effects and include many decontextualised action sequences. After the release of the film, many high concept films create merchandise to earn extra profit. This happens especially if the film is aimed at children as they are more likely to purchase toys and games. First cinema/high concept films are profit motivated and have mass audiences. Warner Bros, Universal and Paramount are examples of companies in this sector.
Second cinema
Second cinema is politically or art motivated and are normally created by "Auteurs" who create films and 'leave their mark on it'. An example of a director who does this is M. Night Shyamalan.
Second cinema rejects hollywood conventions but is based on the individual expression of the Auteur director.
Third cinema
Third cinema is politically motivated. Third cinema films aren't usually shown in multi-screen cinemas and are films based on truth, religion and are mostly created by directors in less developed countries such as Sub-Saharah Africa.
Guelwaar
Third cinema rejects the second cinema view that films are a vehicle for personal expression, and prefers to express many peoples opinion on a particular issue, for example in Guelwaar it's on a religious issue. Third cinema films are created to express a particular truth or to express peoples beliefs in a certain matter. They aren't big budget, normally have an extremely low budget and are generally of poor quality due to the conditions and economic issues in LDCs (less developed countries). These films aren't normally shown in cinemas outside of the country it was made in.
