Film industry Flashcards
(40 cards)
who was the first lady of film?
alice guy
what’s significant about Disney’s steamboat willie?
it was the first mickey mouse cartoon
who were the big 5 studios?
- MGM
- Paramount pictures
- Warner Brothers
- 20th century fox
- RKO
what did the supreme court make the big 5 do?
didn’t allow them to own cinemas and theatres so they could focus on production only
what did disney adapt the first?
- technicolor
Livingstone and Lunt’s theory
- Citizen-based regulation: the role of the media is to produce content that contributes to the social and cultural health of societies
- Consumer-based regulation: media makers are given as much freedom as possible to make the media audiences want to consume
- Digital literacy: Sonia Livingstone argues that audiences should be informed about content in a way that allows them to evaluate the material
- Self-regulation: regulatory decisions are on the industry practitioners
who regulates films in the UK?
bbfc (british board of film classification)
what are the film ratings?
- U (universal)
- PG (parental guidance)
- 12A (over 12 or with an adult)
- 12 (over 12)
- 15 (over 15)
- 18 (over 18)
- R18 (only shown in licensed cinemas)
who makes the final decision on the rating?
local authority
how often are bbfc’s guidelines updated?
every 4-5 years
who does bbfc review the guidelines?
by asking 21000 people to rate movies and make guidelines reflecting their opinion
what is low concept and high concept?
- low concept - hard to understand, high culture, they win awards, but don’t make money
- high concept - easy, sells, pop culture
what elements of a film are under copyright?
- name
- music
- script
- photography
when a film gets to the public domain in the UK?
70 years after the director, script writer, cinema photographer and composer die
how does disney minimised their risk (corporate law)
- they made government extend the corporate law by 25 years
- they made government extend it a couple of times
- gave a second life to the product
- if people aren’t buying they post it for free
why is snow white special?
it is the first full-length animation
why did putting Walt Disney’s name on the snow white’s cover minimise Disney’s risk?
- the use of star power as he was already famous
- he is a father figure to the kids
- he is an opinion leader and a person most of the people trust
which style affected the production of snow white?
german impressionism
how did disney evolve over time and what is it like now?
- there’s a diversity of representations of different races and sexualities
- old movies are now recreated - they don’t have to take a lot of risks now as they did it in the past
- they focus on live action now
what is pathetic fallacy?
when the weather reflects the ongoing mood in the scene (cliche)
what is disney’s folly? why?
snow white. Disney took a lot of financial risks
who is auteur?
a person responsible of the media product. usually director
what’s the formula to make back all the money spent?
budget x 2,5
what is cinematic universe?
a world based on cinematic storylines, usually it has a lot of spin-offs
