Higher Media The Godfather Institutions Flashcards
The Hayes code outlined
Stated that revenge could not be justified and sympathy could never be thrown to the side of criminals
Facts about the ratings system
Was an X in the 1970s, was an 18 in the 1980s and a 15 as of 2009
How did the Hayes code affect the godfather
It was abolished in 1968 and the godfather was released in 1972
What did the Mafia think of the film and how did they affect it
They were involved in film making and if they said filming wouldn’t go ahead then filming would stop, they really liked their representations in the film
How did Francis ford Coppola affect the film
He was the director and wanted to create a gripping story for cineliterate and naive audiences, he had to hide Brando from studio executives so he wasn’t fired, he was a master of storytelling (45 minute hanging enigma), wanted to show of his cinematic ability (baptism sequence)
How did Robert Evan affect the film
Paid Mario Puzo $12.5k for early draft of the novel in 1967, ending was his idea as ffc wanted the book ending where Kay lights candles to pray for Michael’s soul
What were paramount studios like in 1970
Only the ninth most successful in the US
Nino Rota/Camine Calpone
Created motifs e.g. Vito’s theme
Walter Murch
Believed sound could tell story, he was the sound editor and therefore affected the subway scene
Gordon Willis
The cinematographer and responsible for lighting, obsessed with dark blacks
