STUDIO SYSTEM - COMP 1 SECTION A Flashcards
(14 cards)
what 3 movements were key to the studio system?
The mechanics of industry, ideology and values, the classical Hollywood style
what 3 things did the studio system control? vertical integration
The production, distribution and exhibition of hollywood films during the golden age
who was in power and were they filmmakers or businessmen?
The movie moguls were business men
what genre did MGM produce? what about WB?
Romance, Crime
what was the name of the set of guidelines that acted as a means of self cencorship?1930-1966
the motion picture production code or hays code
what 3 principles was the code based on?
no picture shall lower the moral standards of the audience
Correct standards of life
Law, natural or human shall not be ridiculed - no sympathy for its violation
who coined the term ‘classical hollywood style’ when?
David Bordwell, 1985
what was suggested about CHS as an art form and indsutry
hollywood cinema was both an art form and industry that depended on one another - similar rules of style and narrative
what is the basic idea of narrative logic?
narrative progresses as character moves toward a goal - characters motivated by psychological, emotional concerns. three acts moved forward by cause and effect.
what was the primary genre of ch?
romantic-crime
in CH what is cinematic time and space?
time is linear and continuous, continuity editing, creates believability using purpose built sets on studio lots, theatrical performances, establishing shots, non digetic score
what is cinema du papa?
the mainstream, traditional cinema that was dominant before the French New Wave
what did the supreme court later rule about vertical integration?
it was a violation of the law
how did the invention of tv change this?
People stopped going to the cinema, people moved from the city
