History of sound film 2--balio text
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- who was the most prolific independent producer for UA?
- Sam Goldwyn
- what role did anti-semitism play in the formation of the PCA?
- a very large part, it was considered to be an 'alien' culture (judiasm)
- screenwriters guild
- the most militant of the groups within the unions, and the last to win recognition by the studios
- central producer system
- jack warner and harry warner in new york, a group of producers who all worked for the heirarchy
- what did the supreme court have to say about the NRA in 1935?
- Invalidated it as unconstitutional by regulating business practices of firms engaged in interstate trade
- the 'b' movie
- a film which borrowed stars from the majors. rep 50% of the studios annual output, helped younger actors up and older actors down
- block-booking, clearance, zoning
- a compromise made by the code, each market and zone was classified and ran under the code and the block booking system
- what percentage of pictures shown throughout the world came from hollywood by 1930?
- 75%
- production code
- the code which helped hollywood avoid contentious subject matter
- What was the nature of the debate between col. Jason S. Joy and Irving Thalberg?
- Cinema as an art vs. entertainment
- what role did the catholicd hurch play in the formation of the PCA?
- it backed t he PCA and its foundations
- double features
- two films shown at the same time for the price of one
- Production Code Administration (PCA)
- the SRC was renamed this after the director was changed from Joy to Breen, member companies agreed not todistribute or release a film w\o a certificate
- The Payne Fund
- studies which had noted the moies influene onviewers and how it was tempered by age and social situation of the audience
- producer unit system
- a better way of apportioning the producers against a core group to make pictures.
- code of fair competition for the motion picture industry
- set as law 1933, banned company unions, set minimum rates of pay, and allowed workers to organize and bargain collectivly.
- which of the big five studios claimed not to have a "B" unit?
- MGM
- how did the NIRA's code legalize the monopolistic structure of the film industry
- made the code of fair competition for the motion picture industry
- were block-booking practices imposed upon studio-owned theaters?
- Yes—all but United artists
- Studio Relations Committee (SRC)
- precourser to the PCA, director Jason Joy. in order to allow court to remain effectie, it allowed studios to dvelop a system of representational conventions.
- Legion of Decency
- identifying and combating objectionable content in motion pictures
- screen actors guild
- the union that won recognition with the recognition in '37, the only problem of which was with the option contract (the contract attracting the actor to the studio)
- how did hollywood censors try to 'negotiate' between filmmakers and the code
- compromise w\in the code
- the Loew's Theater chain
- located in the new york and new england...distributed films mostly there with help from the gov.
- which studio among the big five survived the early years of the depression without a deficit?
- Lowe's
- screen directors guild
- a union which allowed the studios signing an accord to let the main studios connect