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What is the name for the second major wave of censorship to hit Hollywood? |
The Blacklist |
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The Blacklist came in How many waves? |
Two |
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What Government Agency was in charge of the Blacklist? |
The House of Un-American Activities committee |
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When Was the first Blacklist? |
1947 |
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Who was the leader of the First Blacklist? |
J Parnell Thomas |
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What was the leader of the first blacklist later convicted of? |
Embezzlement |
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What did Hollywood producers invite the leader of the first blacklist to do? |
Stop Unionization |
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What did studios claim about Unions? |
They were Communists |
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When was the second Blacklist? |
1950 |
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Who was the leader of the second Blacklist? |
Joe McCarthy |
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What was the leader of the second Blacklist accused of? |
Perjury |
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What did Hollywood producers invite the Second blacklist to do? |
Stop Unionization. |
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What were the Targets of the Second Blacklist? |
Broadway, TV, Unions, Universities. |
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Conflict between what two groups lead to the Blacklist? (Alphabetical Order) |
Studios, Talent. |
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Which Constitutional Amendment did the Blacklist Violate? |
The First Amendment. |
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What is the name for a group of Directors and writers who were cited for contempt of congress and jailed for failing to cooperate with the house committee? |
The Hollywood ten. |
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What three sources of paranoia Fueled a new Genre of film? (alphabetical order) |
Blacklist, Bomb, UFOs |
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What new Genre of film was Fueled by three sources of Paranoia? |
Film Noir |
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Who Directed Body and Soul? |
Robert Rossen |
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Who wrote Body and Soul? |
Abraham Polonsky |
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What demographic was Body and Soul about? |
Working Class Jews |
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Body and Soul was vilified as what? |
A "red" film |
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What happened to the Principles of Body and Soul? |
They were Blacklisted for years. |
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What was the Film Noir Structure used in Body and Soul? |
Flashback and Voiceover |
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Where is the majority of Body and Soul set? |
The City at Night |
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What were the three Major films of French New Wave? (alphabetical Order) |
Breathless, Hiroshima Mon Amour, The 400 Blows |
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How was the Shooting of French New Wave similar to Italian Neo-Realism? |
Both shot on location |
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What locations were used in French New Wave but not Italian Neo-Realism? |
Urban Locations |
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Both Italian Neo Realism and French New Wave were a rebellion against what types of films? |
White Telephone Films |
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Who Directed Breathless? |
Jean Luc Goddard |
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What was first implemented by Jean Luc Goddard? |
Jump Cutting. |
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"Reality at 24 FPS" Refers to who? |
Jean Luc Goddard |
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Who Directed The 400 Blows? |
Francois Truffaut |
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What was first implemented byFrancois Truffaut? |
Freeze Frame |
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Who directed Hiroshima Mon Amour? |
Alain Resnais |
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Alain Resnais was a bit of a what? |
Rogue Director |
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What two themes did Alain Resnais mix in his films that other French New Wave films did not? |
Politics, Romance |
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Which common theme in Italian Neo Realism was usually ignored in French New Wave? |
Politics |
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Which Theme was focused on in French New Wave that wasn't found in Italian Neo Realism? |
Romance |
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What Specific Group of people did French New Wave target? |
Parisians |
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What *type* of people where the group of people targeted by French New wave? |
Young hip Sophisticated |
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What political perspective was common in films of Alain Resnais? |
Feminism |
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What two genres Influenced French New Wave the most? (alphabetical) |
American Gangster Films, Italian Neo Realism |
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How much Influence did French New Wave have on american Films? |
big influence |
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French New Wave was a perfect style for what group of American Filmmakers? |
The American Independent Movement |
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The American Independent Movement was the first film movement led by who? |
Film Critics |
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What type of endings did french new wave films have? |
Open Endings |
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What are 4 things notable about 1950s american Cinema? (Alphabetical) |
Blacklist, Innovative acting, New Audiences, The Production Code |
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What themes did Filmmakers address when working around censorship? |
non-political Social Issues |
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What three things were targeted by Censorship? (Alphabetical) |
Politics, Sex, Violence |
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What were the three Levels of films in the 50s? |
Glossy Mainstream Movies, Gritty Melodramas, Teen Films |
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Who is a director of Glossy Mainstream Movies? |
Alfred Hitchcock |
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Who is an Actor from Glossy Mainstream movies? |
Grace Kelly |
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What did Glossy mainstream movies reflect? |
Affluent Conformist |
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What is an example of a Glossy Mainstream movie? |
Rear Window |
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Gritty melodramas questioned What? |
Social Issues and Conformity |
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What are two Examples of Gritty Melodramas? (Alphabetical) |
Black board Jungle, The Wild One |
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What is an Example of a Teen Film? |
Beach Blanket Bingo |
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The Three levels of films created the first clear-cut what? |
Three tier Audience |
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What is the Origin of Pose Acting? |
Theatre |
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Pose acting is based on what? |
Body Language |
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When in Cinema was Pose Acting predominant? |
English Films until the 50s |
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Naturalism is based on what? |
Personality |
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Naturalism is not really ___ but it looks like ___ . (one term) |
Realistic |
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What is an example of a Naturalist Actress? |
Grace Kelly |
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What is an example of a Film that Uses Naturalist acting? |
Rear Window |
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What Style of acting was new to the 50s? |
Method Acting |
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Who is the Poster Boy of Method Acting? |
Marlon Brando |
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Who Pioneered Method Acting? |
John Garfield |
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Where was Method acting born? |
Russia |
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Method acting is based on what? |
Emotional Memories |
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Why use method acting? |
Create realistic emotion |
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What is an example of a movie that Uses Method acting? |
A streetcar Named Desire. |
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What style of acting uses Pose Acting, Naturalism, Method acting and Ultra-Realism depending on which style is best for a given scene? |
Contemporary Acting |
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What is an example of a film that uses Contemporary Acting? |
The Professional |
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What is Ultra Realism? |
Exaggerated realism |
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What Nation's films influenced Ultra Realism |
Japan |
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What is an example of a film that uses Ultra Realism? |
True Romance |
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What is an example of a Director that uses Ultra Realism in his films? |
Quentin Tarantino |
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The 50s were a Harbinger of what? |
Cultural Revolution |
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What Caused an Explosion (figurative) of Sci-fi Films in the 50s? |
UFO sightings |
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UFO sightings Introduced what into Sci-Fi? |
Aliens |
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What are the two Types of Aliens. (alphabetical) |
Evil, Good |
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Who Were the two pioneers of Sci-fi? (Alphabetical by last Name) |
Jules Verne, H.G. Welles |
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Who was the first writer to make a living writing Sci-fi? |
Jules Verne |
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What did Verne do after failing as a screenwriter, but before writing? |
Stock Trading |
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What was Verne's First Sci-Fi Novel |
Five weeks in a Balloon |
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"It was in ___ that ___ introduced the world to the idea of space exploration." (two terms) |
From Earth to the Moon, Verne |
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Many of Verne's Calculations were proved correct by what? |
The Apollo 8 Mission |
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H.G. Welles was almost _ Verne's Junior. |
Half a century. |
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What 4 Ideas were introduced by H.G. Welles? (Alphabetical) |
Aliens, Invisibility, Space-Exploration, Time Travel |
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Welles was the ___ of Sci-Fi. |
Shakespeare |
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Welles had a very ___ view of the future. |
Dark |
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What was Welles first novel? |
The Time Machine |
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Welles amassed a fortune and became solidified as a Sci-Fi writer with what novel? |
The Time Machine |
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The Time machine Proposed what about time? |
Time is a Dimension |
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When Did Welles Predict Areal Warfare? |
1901 |
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When Did Welles predict Tank Warfare? |
1903 |
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When Did Welles Predict Atomic Warfare? |
1914 |
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When Did Welles Die? |
1946 |
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The Production Code prohibited what content? |
Obscenity |
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The Blacklist prohibited what Content? |
Political |
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When was the Production code active? |
1933-1966 |
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When was the Blacklist Active? |
1947-1967 |
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What were 3 supporting factors(not the main factor) that helped end censorship?(alphabetica) |
Civil Rights, Sexual Revolution, Vietnam |
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What was the Main cause of the collapse of Censorship? |
Indie Studios |
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Indie film companies took what away from the 7 major studios? |
Power |
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In November 1968 What helped encourage freedom in film making? |
Revision of film ratings. |
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What organization replaced the production code in rating films? |
MPAA |
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What is the biggest difference between the MPAA and The Hayes office in legal terms? |
MPAA ratings are Voluntary |
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Which 3 groups enforced the new Rating System? (Alphabetical) |
Distributors, Exhibitors and Theaters |