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What is the name for the second major wave of censorship to hit Hollywood?

The Blacklist

The Blacklist came in How many waves?

Two

What Government Agency was in charge of the Blacklist?

The House of Un-American Activities committee

When Was the first Blacklist?

1947

Who was the leader of the First Blacklist?

J Parnell Thomas

What was the leader of the first blacklist later convicted of?

Embezzlement

What did Hollywood producers invite the leader of the first blacklist to do?

Stop Unionization

What did studios claim about Unions?

They were Communists

When was the second Blacklist?

1950

Who was the leader of the second Blacklist?

Joe McCarthy

What was the leader of the second Blacklist accused of?

Perjury

What did Hollywood producers invite the Second blacklist to do?

Stop Unionization.

What were the Targets of the Second Blacklist?
(Alphabetical Order)

Broadway, TV, Unions, Universities.

Conflict between what two groups lead to the Blacklist? (Alphabetical Order)

Studios, Talent.

Which Constitutional Amendment did the Blacklist Violate?

The First Amendment.

What is the name for a group of Directors and writers who were cited for contempt of congress and jailed for failing to cooperate with the house committee?

The Hollywood ten.

What three sources of paranoia Fueled a new Genre of film? (alphabetical order)

Blacklist, Bomb, UFOs

What new Genre of film was Fueled by three sources of Paranoia?

Film Noir

Who Directed Body and Soul?

Robert Rossen

Who wrote Body and Soul?

Abraham Polonsky

What demographic was Body and Soul about?

Working Class Jews

Body and Soul was vilified as what?

A "red" film

What happened to the Principles of Body and Soul?

They were Blacklisted for years.

What was the Film Noir Structure used in Body and Soul?

Flashback and Voiceover

Where is the majority of Body and Soul set?

The City at Night

What were the three Major films of French New Wave? (alphabetical Order)

Breathless, Hiroshima Mon Amour, The 400 Blows

How was the Shooting of French New Wave similar to Italian Neo-Realism?

Both shot on location

What locations were used in French New Wave but not Italian Neo-Realism?

Urban Locations

Both Italian Neo Realism and French New Wave were a rebellion against what types of films?

White Telephone Films

Who Directed Breathless?

Jean Luc Goddard

What was first implemented by Jean Luc Goddard?

Jump Cutting.

"Reality at 24 FPS" Refers to who?

Jean Luc Goddard

Who Directed The 400 Blows?

Francois Truffaut

What was first implemented byFrancois Truffaut?

Freeze Frame

Who directed Hiroshima Mon Amour?

Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais was a bit of a what?

Rogue Director

What two themes did Alain Resnais mix in his films that other French New Wave films did not?

Politics, Romance

Which common theme in Italian Neo Realism was usually ignored in French New Wave?

Politics

Which Theme was focused on in French New Wave that wasn't found in Italian Neo Realism?

Romance

What Specific Group of people did French New Wave target?

Parisians

What *type* of people where the group of people targeted by French New wave?

Young hip Sophisticated

What political perspective was common in films of Alain Resnais?

Feminism

What two genres Influenced French New Wave the most? (alphabetical)

American Gangster Films, Italian Neo Realism

How much Influence did French New Wave have on american Films?

big influence

French New Wave was a perfect style for what group of American Filmmakers?

The American Independent Movement

The American Independent Movement was the first film movement led by who?

Film Critics

What type of endings did french new wave films have?

Open Endings

What are 4 things notable about 1950s american Cinema? (Alphabetical)

Blacklist, Innovative acting, New Audiences, The Production Code

What themes did Filmmakers address when working around censorship?

non-political Social Issues

What three things were targeted by Censorship? (Alphabetical)

Politics, Sex, Violence

What were the three Levels of films in the 50s?

Glossy Mainstream Movies, Gritty Melodramas, Teen Films

Who is a director of Glossy Mainstream Movies?

Alfred Hitchcock

Who is an Actor from Glossy Mainstream movies?

Grace Kelly

What did Glossy mainstream movies reflect?

Affluent Conformist

What is an example of a Glossy Mainstream movie?

Rear Window

Gritty melodramas questioned What?

Social Issues and Conformity

What are two Examples of Gritty Melodramas? (Alphabetical)

Black board Jungle, The Wild One

What is an Example of a Teen Film?

Beach Blanket Bingo

The Three levels of films created the first clear-cut what?

Three tier Audience

What is the Origin of Pose Acting?

Theatre

Pose acting is based on what?

Body Language

When in Cinema was Pose Acting predominant?

English Films until the 50s

Naturalism is based on what?

Personality

Naturalism is not really ___ but it looks like ___ . (one term)

Realistic

What is an example of a Naturalist Actress?

Grace Kelly

What is an example of a Film that Uses Naturalist acting?

Rear Window

What Style of acting was new to the 50s?

Method Acting

Who is the Poster Boy of Method Acting?

Marlon Brando

Who Pioneered Method Acting?

John Garfield

Where was Method acting born?

Russia

Method acting is based on what?

Emotional Memories

Why use method acting?

Create realistic emotion

What is an example of a movie that Uses Method acting?

A streetcar Named Desire.

What style of acting uses Pose Acting, Naturalism, Method acting and Ultra-Realism depending on which style is best for a given scene?

Contemporary Acting

What is an example of a film that uses Contemporary Acting?

The Professional

What is Ultra Realism?

Exaggerated realism

What Nation's films influenced Ultra Realism

Japan

What is an example of a film that uses Ultra Realism?

True Romance

What is an example of a Director that uses Ultra Realism in his films?

Quentin Tarantino

The 50s were a Harbinger of what?

Cultural Revolution

What Caused an Explosion (figurative) of Sci-fi Films in the 50s?

UFO sightings

UFO sightings Introduced what into Sci-Fi?

Aliens

What are the two Types of Aliens. (alphabetical)

Evil, Good

Who Were the two pioneers of Sci-fi? (Alphabetical by last Name)

Jules Verne, H.G. Welles

Who was the first writer to make a living writing Sci-fi?

Jules Verne

What did Verne do after failing as a screenwriter, but before writing?

Stock Trading

What was Verne's First Sci-Fi Novel

Five weeks in a Balloon

"It was in ___ that ___ introduced the world to the idea of space exploration." (two terms)

From Earth to the Moon, Verne

Many of Verne's Calculations were proved correct by what?

The Apollo 8 Mission

H.G. Welles was almost _ Verne's Junior.

Half a century.

What 4 Ideas were introduced by H.G. Welles? (Alphabetical)

Aliens, Invisibility, Space-Exploration, Time Travel

Welles was the ___ of Sci-Fi.

Shakespeare

Welles had a very ___ view of the future.

Dark

What was Welles first novel?

The Time Machine

Welles amassed a fortune and became solidified as a Sci-Fi writer with what novel?

The Time Machine

The Time machine Proposed what about time?

Time is a Dimension

When Did Welles Predict Areal Warfare?

1901

When Did Welles predict Tank Warfare?

1903

When Did Welles Predict Atomic Warfare?

1914

When Did Welles Die?

1946

The Production Code prohibited what content?

Obscenity

The Blacklist prohibited what Content?

Political

When was the Production code active?

1933-1966

When was the Blacklist Active?

1947-1967

What were 3 supporting factors(not the main factor) that helped end censorship?(alphabetica)

Civil Rights, Sexual Revolution, Vietnam

What was the Main cause of the collapse of Censorship?

Indie Studios

Indie film companies took what away from the 7 major studios?

Power

In November 1968 What helped encourage freedom in film making?

Revision of film ratings.

What organization replaced the production code in rating films?

MPAA

What is the biggest difference between the MPAA and The Hayes office in legal terms?

MPAA ratings are Voluntary

Which 3 groups enforced the new Rating System? (Alphabetical)

Distributors, Exhibitors and Theaters