Star Wars set box-office records, made merchandising a business of its own, pushed special effects and sound forward, and encouraged franchise filmmaking, though some historians say little of it was new.
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Filmmakers moved from New York to Southern California from about 1908 for climate, scenery and cheap land and labor. Scale effects and World War I then cemented Hollywood's lead.
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Jaws paired a summer release with heavy TV advertising and a bestselling book tie-in. Star Wars two years later confirmed the pattern, so the credit is shared.
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