Hollywood Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI TEAS 7 Reading - 2023 (fixed) Questions and Answers (Shia reading passage) Shia looked up from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway toward the CFOs office. He was certain a sound had come from behind the closed door. It was a heavy thump like someone had a dropped a bowling ball. There shouldn't be anyone else here at this house, Shia thought to himself as he looked at his watch. The only illumination came from Shia's computer monitor. His office was on the t...

A 40 mark essay answering the question "Compare how far the two films you have studied [Vertigo and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest] reflect the times in which they were made." My answer got 35/40, which is the equivalent of an A. I have also included the feedback I received which would have elevated my answer.

HK Cinema: The Classical Period correct answers -Entertainment-oriented w/ US & Japanese influences. -The majority of both Mandarin and Cantonese film production in Hong Kong is studio-based -Immigration of filmmakers from Shanghai & rise of new Mandarin film industry; still majorly Cantonese. -Despite the rise of a new Mandarin cinema, the majority of the immigrant population arriving in Hong Kong during the postwar period came from southern China, 80% of whom spoke Cantonese -Studio s...

features of classical hollywood film - correct answer - plot driven by a goal oriented individual, protagonist - character desires and traits are clear and reamin consistent - all scenes further cause and effect narrative - 2 or more story lines related to eachother (professional & personal plot) - most plots chronological order/flashbacks - high degree of closure, answers questions about the film in the end unrestricted narration - correct answer the audience knows more than any charac...

Criminal Justice - ️️Structure, functions, and processes of those agencies that deal with the management of crime Potential Biases in Major Sources of Info - ️️Mass Media Legislators/Politicians Practitioners Academia Mass Media: Hollywood - ️️For Profit Entertainment Mass Media: News Outlets - ️️Sensationalized information For profit Not a public service Legislators/Politicians - ️️Have learned that they need to be tough on crime to be elected Don't want...

CTVR 3 Midterm Score: 75/75 A key pioneer in the science of motion picture technology that shot a series of photos of horses using trip wires was: - Edward Muybridge An early Victorian-era toy that showed pictures moving was called the: - Zoetrope During the period from 1918 to 1933: Film production and attendance roughly: - Doubled During the period from 1918 to 1933: One of the great advances in camera technique was the development of the: - Tighter shots During the period fro...

What caused the rise of New Hollywood? - By the early 1960s, the old studio system was in shambles because it was run by old white men out of touch with the changing times. They churned out pricey flops like Cleopatra for shrinking, indifferent audiences. What marked the start of New Hollywood? Provide an example. - New filmmakers arose and spiced things up with their European-influenced techniques and independent visions, sparking the end of censorship. Example: Spartacus, produced by Kirk...

Who was Audie Leon Murphy? Audie Leon Murphy was a legend in his own time. A war hero, movie actor, writer of country and western songs, and a poet. His biography reads more like fiction than fact. He lived only 46 years, but made a lasting imprint on american history. Audie was born on a sharecroppers farm in North Texas on June 20th, 1924. As a boy, he chopped cotton for one dollar a day and was noted for his feats of derring-do and his accuracy with a gun. He had only 5 years of schooli...

When was HUAC - What does HUAC stand for ? - House Un-American activities Committee What constituted for the decline of Hollywood? - HUAC, The Blacklist, Paramount Consent Decree, Rise of Talent Agencies, new business model, and TV What was capitalism's greatest crisis? - The Great Depression What does CPUSA stand for? - Communist Party USA What stance does communism take in the mid 30's? - Fascism and Nazism What happens in 1938? - Sub committee in the US house of Representatives, HUA...

In 1952, United States v. Kennerly significantly undermined the authority of local and state censorship boards by effectively reversing Mutual v. Ohio. True or False? correct answers False - The Miracle decision--named after the short film in question--was made in the case Burstyn vs. Wilson One of the ways in which New Hollywood cinema distinguished itself from its classical predecessor was a loosening of cause-and-effect narration. True or False? correct answers True As the power o...