First Test

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Mise-en-scene

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consists of all the different menaingful elements within the shot (including lighting, set design, costume), together with the formal elements of the shot itself (camera angle, camera distance, composition)

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Segmentation

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a structural analysis of a films narrative, dividing it into its basic units.

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Citizen Kane

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Orsen Well's first film, which has had a profound influence on the American cinema.

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Joseph Mankiewics

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directed "All about Eve" and other films.

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Three-point lighting

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the standard lighting setup in Hollywood films, designed to suggest three sources of light-the key lighht, the film light, and back light.

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Dramatic unities

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a term in classical drama, that refers to the unity of action, time, and space.

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Modernism

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term that described 20th-century art which conveys the era's spirit of crisis by rejecting the principles of order, regularity, and invisibility that characterized earlier artistic periods.

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Seamless editing

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a technique of making transitions between shots as unnoticeable as possible.

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which of the following makes this statement false? The use of a zoom lens:

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A)enables the camera to actually move from one place to another while always keeping the image in focus
b)combined with a simultaneous tracking movement enabled Alfred Hitchcock to achieve a "vertigo effect" in the film Vertigo
c)provides the impression of movement by shifting between wide-angle and telephoto focal lengths
d)functions as a sort of conciousness surveying or studying the dramatic action that takes place in its gaze, shifting perspective while remaining in one place.

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Short answer: Describe the importance and effects of "matching" shots, noting the main types of matches

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The techinique known as "matching" conceals potential discontinuities bewteen shots when they are edited together. There are three main types of matches:eye-line matches, which match according to the direction a character is looking onscreen; matching on action, in which movements begun in one shot are carried through in the next shot ; and graphic matches, which bridge cuts by matching the composition elements of each shot.

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True of False

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A)A dissolve is a transition between two shots in which the first shot fades out while the second fades in. TRUE
B)Low-angle shots of a character generally tend to make that character seem diminished or inferior, though this is not always the case. FALSE
C)The normal technique known as the "Iris-in" became popular in the early sound era, when improved technology enabled filmmakers to create new effects. FALSE
D)The so-called 180-degree ruls says, in effect, that in order to maintain spatial relations within a sequence the camera must stay on one side of an imaginary line while the characters and other objects filmed must stay on the other. TRUE

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Essay: What is Classical Hollywood style?

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Classical Hollywood style is a formal and narrative style of filmmaking centering on individual characters in pursuit of their goals. In general, the style seeks to maintain narrative continuity by focusing on an individual, with most if not all of the film's events either leading toward or preventing the character from reaching his or her goal. Formally, the classical style tries to achieve semitransparency by putting itself almost completely at the service of the narrative, with elements of mise-en-scene and editing working to advance the narrative and develop characters style.

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Oligopoly

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the exclusive or rear-exclusive ownership of a given industry by several companies acting in concert.

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Vertical intergration

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the studios control not only of the production of films but also their distribution and exhibition.

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Story department

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consists of a staff of professional readers employed by the studio to find and develop script ideas out of newspapers and magazine articles, plays and books.

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Block booking

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tactic of forcing exhibitors to rent films in groups rather than individually.

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RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum)

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one of the five major studios in Hollywood during the studio era.

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United States vs paramount Pictures

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the supreme court decision which ruled that the studio system constituted an oligopoly because it depended on such illegal practices as blind bidding and block booking.

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Blind bidding

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where an exhibitor is forced to rent a film from a studio without ever having been given the chance to see it or learn anything about it.

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Minors

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name given to Columbia, Universal, and United Artists studios.

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Which makes the statement false? 20th-Century Fox:

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A)was known for its sophisticated, continental comedies. FALSE
B)was jokingly called "16th Century-Fox" because of its outmoded business practices. FALSE
c)lainched the career of Shirley Temple
d)was headed for many years by Darryl Zanuck

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Short answer: Name one reason why the studio system ended, and why?

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the studio system ended after the Supreme Court ruled in the late 1940's that the studios were engaging in unfair business practices by owning not only film production facilities but also distribution and exhibition facilities, as well as forcing competing exhibitors to rent films through the practices of blind bidding and blcok booking. the studios were forced to divest themselves of their theater chains, thus dismantling teh economic basis of the studio system.

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True or False

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A)The studio system drew upon the techniques of mass production despite the fact that their product was a "nondurable" good.FALSE
B)Warner Bros. tended to market its films to an urban, working class audience who favored gangster films and topical dramas seemingly ripped from newspaper headlines. TRUE
C)Originally, films were sold to exhibitors by the foot, like sausage. TRUE
D)Although the "majors" owned only a small percentage of the nation's movie theaters, the theaters they did own were so lucrative that they generated most of the nation's box-office receipts. TRUE

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Essay: Did the Studio system help or hinder American film art?

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The US Department of Justice's Antitrust filed suit against the eight major studios acccusing them of monopolistic practices in their use of block booking, blind bidding, runs, zones and clearances. The majors were forced to divest themselves from there theater chains. Therefore, the studio system hindered American film art

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Theda Bara

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a silent film star born in Cincinnati but promoted as an exotic beauty from the Sahara

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Konstantine Stanislavsky

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a russian theater directer, developed teh theory of acting that came to be known as the Method

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Singin' in the Rain

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a musical made in the 1950's about a movie stars facing the shift from silent to sound film

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Alfred Hitchcock's example of a perfect star

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Mickey Mouse, never asked what his motivation was and never needed to be payed.

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Mildred pierce, Grand Hotel, Rain, and The Women

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are all films starring Joan Crawford

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Persona

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a cultural identity of a star, constructed from an actor's roles, publicity, and biographical details

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Rebel without a cause, East of Eden and Giant

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are all films starring James Dean.

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Elia Kazan

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a film director known for his skill with actors and his use of Method acting techniques.

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Which of the following makes this statement false? Female film stars of the 1920's:

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A)were often victorian types who maintained an aversion to alcohol, a sense of self-control, and a conservative morality. FALSE
B)often played rebellious, sexually liberated types who nevertheless tended to settle down in the end and get married.
C)included Theda Bara and Florence Lawrence. FALSE
D)included Greta Garbo and Clara Bow

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Short answer: describe some of teh ways in which technology affected teh phenomenon of stardom

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technology enabled the mass production of idealized images, not only in the form of motion pictures but in newspapers and magazines as well. Film technology in particular enabled audiences to imagine themselves to be physically clsoe to stars through the use of close-ups

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True or False

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A)20th Century-Fox tried to manufacture another Marilyn Monroe in the form of such actresses as Doris Day and Julie Andrews. FALSE
B)20th Century-Fox tried to manufacture another Marilyn Monroe in the form of such actresses as Sheree North and Mammie Van Doren . TRUE
C)The term "Blaxploitation" refers to Hollywood 's tendency to pay African-American stars less than they pay white stars. FALSE
D)Today, a top star such as Jack Nicholson plays an important economic role in the film industry because his presence virtually guarantees that foreign exhibition deals will be made even before film goes into production. TRUE

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Essay:Who were the first movie stars, how did they become stars and why?

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The first movie star was Jim Corbett, a prize fighter. Edison brought his stars from a variety of fields. The stars didn't act; they only did feats which they were known for.

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B Picture

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refers to films that were made quickly on small budgets during the studio era and were often made to appear as the second movie in a double feature, to accompany the expensive "A picture"

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Manifest destiny

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provided a rationale for the United States to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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Stagecoach

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western film directed by John Ford in 1939. The film was a commercially successful A picture and therefore conferred new importance on the western. It also made a star out of John Wayne.

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Genre

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a category of works which are widely recognized as having similar lots, settings, characters, and artistic styles

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Sam Peckinpah

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Directed several important revisionist Westerns such as The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

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Monument Valley

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a landscape full of unusually shaped buttes and red clay located in northern Arizona, was used a location fro many famous Westerns like Stagecoach and The Searchers.

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Myth

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a story a culture tells about itself to explain its relationship to the world at large and to define the individuals that comprise it.

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Spaghetti Westerns

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term used to describe Italian Westerns made in the 1960's and 1070's.

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Which of the following makes this statement false? The historical developement of the Western Film:

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A)reflects the cultural concerns of the 20th century. TRUE
B)occured long after the end of the actual frontier era. FALSE
C)can be traced back to the tales of James Fenimore Cooper. TRUE
D)bears some relation to the rising popularity of 1970's films like Star Wars. TRUE

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Short Answer: How have Native Americans been depicted in the Western?

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Native Americans have been depicted as Violent savage people, I believe they were embodiments of the chaotic forces of nature, which white men were trying to tame. Westerns used white culture to represent learning, progress, civilization and positive values, while Native Americans represent savage, primitivism, mindless violence and inhumanity. I believe in Hollywood films, native americans have not been able to define themselves onscreen.

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True or False

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A)in the late 19th sentury, Frederick jackson Turner wrote that the frontier era ended; at the same time, the cinema was born. TRUE
B)in the 1960s, certain Westerns were seen as metaphors for the Vietnam war specifically because of the way they depicted Native Americans' struggle for freedom against white oppresion. FALSE
C)in the 1960s, certain Westerns began to concentrate on dangerous anti-heroes instead of virtuous protagonists. TRUE
D)an Italian film director was responsible for developing Clint Eastwood's Western screen persona. TRUE

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the Tramp

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an antiauthoritarian hobo character Charles Chaplin portrayed in most of his films, including The Circus, City Lights and Modern Times

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Vulgus

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a latin word meaning "common people"

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the democatizing function of American comedies

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a concept describing the way romantic comedies sometimes resolve class conflicts in an idealized manner by way of marriages between men and women of different classes.

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Frank Capra

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directed "It happened One night", the first screwball comedy

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The Production Code

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a set of rules governing the content of Hollywood films, instituted in 1930, and more restictive in 1934.

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Screwball Comedy

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a type of romantic comedy, between 1934 and 1942. featured an unusual amount of hostility between characters who suppose to love each other.

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The Lady Eve

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a classical screwball comedy, starred henry Fonda as a wealthy snake expert and Barbara Stanwyck as a con artist

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Sigmund Freud

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the founder of psychoanalysis, thought that jokes worked as a form of emotional liberation.

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Which of the following makes this statement false? Screwball comedies:

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A)began with the four Marx brothers, whose characters engaged in both "low" slapstick and "high" romantic comedy. FALSE
B)inevitably end in happy mariages, therby reaffirming the social order.FALSE
C)are, as one critic put it, sex comedies without the sex.TRUE
D)were brought into being by the production code, which was made enforceable and more restrictive in 1924.FALSE

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Short Answer: In broad terms, describe Buster keaton's comic style and note greatest films.

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Buster keaton embraced the modern world with all its speed, machinery, and absurdism. Keaton's characters were more relying on common sense and know-how. films like The Cameraman, Seven Chances and The General

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True or False

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A)Harold Lloyd's screen persona reflected the middle class values of his era: status, optimism, and "making it" in the business world.TRUE
B)Although it is now considered a classical screwball comedy, It happened One Night was a box-office bomb that was applauded only by a handful of critics.FALSE
C)Unlike tragedy, comedy tends to celebrate the idea of social change.TRUE
D)Ethnic and racial humor was never common in hollywood films until the Civil Rights movement paved a way for treating the issues openly.FALSE

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Essay: Did the Great Depression affect american comedy?

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I believe the Great Depression reflected more indirectly through the questioning of social institutions like marrigae and exposure of gender and sexual tensions underlying the culure.

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Name something gross that occurs in "Thers's something about Mary"?

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Mary had ejaculation in her hair. now that's gross.

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Office of War Information

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a federal agency created to oversee American propagannda efforts

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"The Ideal Platoon"

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World War II film that set up an ethnically and racially mixed groups of American heroes to represent a cross section of the American people.

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Newsreel

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a short documentary film presenting news and current events

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Apocalypse Now

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an important Vietnam war film directed by Francis coppola

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Bataan

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the site of an early World War II battle bewteen United States and japan.

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Samuel Fuller

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an American director who made a number of combat films about World War II and korean War

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oliver Stone

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the director of Platoon and Alexander

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Pacifism

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an antiwar philosophy that seeks nonviolent solutions to conflict

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Which of the following makes this statement false? World War II combat films made during the War:

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A)often vilified the German people as a race.FALSE
B)often expressed an apocalyptic sense of the irrationality of war in general.FALSE
C)always looked fake because they were invariably filmed in Hollywood soundstages.FALSE
D)were made for propaganda purposes.TRUE

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Short Answer: Note some of the ways in which the combat film does not conform to standard Hollywood filmmaking practice

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combat films often have no female characters at all. they sometimes combine fictional sequences filmed entirely within the walls of a studio sounstage with actual newsreel footage of real battles

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True or False

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A)Although the armed forces were fully intergrated during World War II, Hollywood's racism prevented African-Americans from participating onscreen.FALSE
B)Because women do not generally appear in the combat film, the genre is not concerned with sexuality.FALSE
C)An underlying logic of the World War II combat film is that of the reluctant warrioir who hates war but learns to fight.TRUE
D)"Sergeant York" was an influential film because it showed the transfermatioon of a war hero into a pacifist.FALSE

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Essay: Why were newsreel important?

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Showed americans what war really looked like. provided audiences with motion pictures and important battles