Explain with reasons: Expertise in history is important in the film industry.

Reason: historical films must show the period of the story correctly.

• Many films are based on historical events and personalities.
• Art directors have to design backdrops, costumes, jewellery, make-up and hair styles suitable to the period of the story.
• Dialogue writers need knowledge of the culture and the language spoken in that period.
• Experts in history can guide them so that the film does not show wrong facts or hurt people's feelings.
• Scholars of history can work as art directors or as consultants to them.

Hence expertise in history is important in the film industry.