Hollywood Comparative Flashcards
Name 4 common themes of New Hollywood films.
.Politics
. Liberal attitudes to sex and drugs
. Anti establishment
. Realism.
What are 4 key differences between institutional factors of The Golden Age of Hollywood and New Hollywood?
. High to low budget.
. Shot on set to shot on location.
. Hays Code obeyed to disobeyed,
. Studios no longer having a monopoly and ownership of cinemas, vertical integration end.
Who created auteur theory?
Andre Bazin
What did Curtiz do with his camera uniquely in Casablanca?
He moved it around, experimenting with new technology and creating tracking shots. This was unusual due to the heaviness of sound cameras.
What were Warner Bros main styles of films?
Gangster
What was the main reason for the decline of the golden age of Hollywood?
The invention of the television.
What are the names of the stars and characters of each film?
Humphrey Bogart as Rick.
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa.
Faye Dunaway as Bonnie.
Warren Beatty as Clyde.
4 Aspects of Michael Curtiz’s visual style?
.Chiaroscuro
.Montage
.Mobile camera
.Studio sets
4 Michael Curtiz films themes?
. Conflict
. Morality Sacrifice
. Anti fascism
. Representation of America
4 Arthur Penn’s visual style?
.Discontinuity ending
. Location shooting
.Handheld camera
. Jump cuts
3 Arthur Penn’s films themes?
. Rebellion
. Social commentary
.Violence
Auteur theory questions what?
How meaning is created in film and who is responsible.
Summarize auteur theory.
A filmmaker with an individual stamp or world view evident through the visual style and themes of their body of work.
Cinematography in Casablanca?
Chiaroscuro conveys the mood of war and shows Rick in half light, conveying his shift in personality from pre war to during war.
Ilsa shot with a gauze filter and soft lighting to make her eyes sparkle and convey sadness and tenderness.
Editing in Casablanca?
The dissolve transition into the bliss montage is conventional of classical Hollywood editing and clearly signifies the flashback.
Seamless and invisible continuity editing aside from this.
Sound in Casablanca?
As Time Goes By- Key moments signified by song motif. Played by Sam, consider his active mode in the story as a black man.
Used an iconic composer from Warner Bros who was known for melodramatic scores that linked action and emotion.
Isolationism is presented by…
Rick’s dialogue and Bogart’s performance. “I stick my neck out for nobody.”, playing chess by himself
Vs the end of the film
“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Wide shot, fog shows the unknown but allyship.
Cinematography in Bonnie and Clyde?
Extreme close ups in opening scene of lips and eyes sexualise Bonnie but also explore identity.
Filter used on camera in scene when Bonnie meets with her mum- hazy and dreamlike, how life could have been
Mise en scene in Bonnie and Clyde?
Depiction of violence and blood with the use of squibs- links to Vietnam War images and critiques the use of violence- link to hippie peace culture.
Bonnie’s costumes as influential to fashion.
Editing in Bonnie and Clyde?
Closing scene- Shot with numerous cameras and at different angles, slow motion with rapid shots to create overwhelming and disturbing scene.
Jump cuts in the beginning show impatience and experimental
Sound in Bonnie and Clyde?
Bluegrass song motif lends itself to the setting of the film and also contradicts the mood of the criminal action on screen- explores controversial representation of their lifestyle.
Gunshots paired with visuals merciless.
Directors of comparative Hollywood?
Casablanca - Michael Curtiz
Bonnie and Clyde - Arthur Penn
