Walt Disney Studios

-1st Studio with Black Cartoon Princess

(The Princess and the Frog-2010)

James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander

"The Great White Hope"

-1st Interracial couple in same bed.

-Received Death Threats

Bill Cosby

-#1 TV Star

-Starred in his own show (Played M.D. & Lawyer)

-2010 #31 Forbes Top Paid Entertainers

-Produced "It's a Different World"

Eddie Murphy

-One of Highest Paid Actors of All Time

-3rd Highest Paid actor in hollywood (2008)

-Made 33 Films

Will Smith

-Independence Day

-Highest Paid Actor in 2008

-88 Mil That year

Oprah Winfrey

-Highest Paid Entertainer in the World

-Passed Spielberg after 2008/2009

-Net Worth $2.7-3 Billion 

-2009: 260 Mil -->350 Mil

The Bronze Screen

(Characteristics)

-Spanish-Portuguese-Italians

-Mexicans in films at start: Play anyone Dark

-Dark Skinned

-Pirates

-Native Americans

-In Westerns (Played Cowboys and Mexicans)

-"Greasers" Mexican dock workers in L.A.

Mexican Men in Film

(Roles)

-Played Dangerous Characters

-Blood Thirsty

-Dumb, Rapists

Mexican Women in Film

(Roles)

-Played Gypsy-like whores

-Maids

Why/How Mexico Boycotts US Films

(and the outcome)

-Creates Terrible Mexican Stereotypes

-Theatre owners stopped shows

-Mexican Gov't protests!

-Stereotypes still continue

-Latins- Criminals, Drug Dealers, Maids

Deloris del Rio

-Mexican woman but was Europeanized

-Roles: French, Polynesian, Eskimo

-Paired with top male stars: Douglas Fairbanks

Rudolph Valentino

-Italian "Latin Lover"

-Made Silent Films

-Death was mourned around the world

Ramon Novarro 

Talkies

(Films)

(Characteristics (as it relates to speaking))

-Women could keep their accent

-Men could not keep accents

-Today: Latin Accent is for Criminals and Maids

Latin "Grave Yard Shift"

-Hollywood Makes Spanish Versions of movies at night.

-I.E. Dracula (judged better)

Mexican Cartoon

-"Three Sombreros"

is an example of what?

US Depression

-Deloris del Rio-Wore 2 piece bathing suit

-Received Fine from motion picture code

US Depression

-Deloris del Rio-Wore 2 piece bathing suit

-Received Fine from motion picture code

Carmen Meranda

-Starred in Musicals (First Rose in Teeth)

-Fruit on head

Ricardo Montalban

-Starred in Musicals

-Played Sophisticated Latin Lovers

Rita Hayworth

-Top WWII Pin-up

-Americanized w. blond then red hair

WWII

(Mexicans and US)

-Mexican Labor Imported to free farmers for military.

-Mexico and US united against Germany and Japan.

-"Everyone in the Foxhole"

Jose Ferrer

-Puerto Rican

-1st Latin to Win Best Actor Oscar

-1950 Cyrano De Bergerac

-Never thought of as a Latin

Anthony Quinn

-Mexican

-Began as star in Europe

-2 Oscars 5 Nominations

Zorba the Greek

-Greek Oscar Nomination

-Based on Greek Book

Lawrence of Arabia

Viva Zapata as Mexican

-Played by Marlon Brando

-Wins Best Supporting Actor Oscar

La Strada as Greek

-Earns an Oscar Nomination

-Starred Anthony Quinn

Lust for Life as French

-Starred Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn

-Won best supporting Actor

West Side Story

-Puerto Rican Vs White Gangs

-Swept Tony Awards (Broadway)

-Swept Oscars in L.A.

-Won Best Picture

Rita Moreno

-Best Supporting Actress

-Didn't work for 7 years

-(West Side Story)

George Chakras

-Won Best supporting actor

-Career making western films in Italy

French Accent

(Implications)

-Which accent was...

Sexy

Mexican Accent

(Implications)

Raquel Welch

-Bolivian, Latin Sex Goddess of 1970's

-Marilyn Monroe after Marilyn

-One Million Years B.C.

Lalo Schifrien 

-Argentinian Composer

-"Cool Hand Luke"

-"Mission Impossible"

-"Bullit"

-"Dirty Harry"

Emmanuel Lubezki

-Cinematography

-Sleepy Hollow

Nestro Mendez

-Cuban Born

-Cinematographer

-Days of Heaven

John Alonzo

-Cinematographer

-"China Town"

"Scarface"

Edward James Olmos

-Miami Vice

-Co-Star White/Latin Cops

-Stand and Deliver

-First gang movie from Mexican POV

1970's

(Events/People)

-Explosion of Independent Films (Non-studio)

-Cheech and Chong- Up in Smoke - 125 Mil (1978)

-Jimmy Smits- NYPD Blue, Cane, West Wing = US

-J-Lo -Singer gets break as actor

-John Secada

-Andy Garcia

1980's

(Events/People)

-Benicio del Toro (Best Supp Actor for Traffic)

-Antonio Banderas-Spain to International Star

-Penelope Cruz- Spain to International Star

-Robert Rodriguez- Director/Cinematographer

Women in Film

(FACTS)

-Women are the real minority

-White and Black women able to vote 19 years after black men could vote.

Lois Webber

- 1920's feminist in silent film

-controversial film on teen pregnancy

Mary Pickford

-Co founder of United Artists w/ Chaplin and Fairbanks.

-Woman

Alive Dee

Dorothy Arson

Hedy Lamarr

-1940's "Glamour Girl"

-Patented Device used for WWII Torpedo Guidance

Elaine May

-Directed 3 Films- 3rd one bombed

-Ishtar with Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman end of career.

-Ghost Writer: When Harry Met Sally

1970's Women in Hollywood

-51% of Population

-"Crystal Award" Women meet for lunch once a year in Hollywood.

Martha Colledge

Kathryn Bigelow

-Trained as artist- Married James Cameron

-->Won Best Director 2009- The Hurt Locker

Barbra Streishand

1)Most awarded artist in history

2)Age 28: 2Oscars,4 Emmys,10 Grammys,1 Tony

3)31 of top 10 albums. 10 years in top 10 films

4)1982 wrote and directed "Yentl"

5)1st Artist Production Co: Paul Newman & Sidney Poitier

6)Prince of Tides

Sheri Lansing

-1st Woman Head of Production

-1st woman president of 20th century fox age 35

-Titanic, Forrest Gump, Fatal Attraction, Braveheart,The Accused.

-New Production Co. w. Tom Cruise as Partner

Dawn Steel

-Head of Production of Paramount

-1st female president = head of major studio

-Columbia Pictures 1987-1991

-Died of Cancer at 51

Women by the End of the 80's

-6 Women Headed Major Studios

-Major TV Networks led by women

Lauren Shuler Donner

Kathleen Kennedy

-TV camera operator and floor director

-1st production credit was w/ Spielberg

ET,Indiana Jones I-V, Dune, Never Ending Story,

Roger Rabit

Gale Ann Hurd

Born Rich- Phi Beta Economics at Stanford

-Annual 1st Film Award

-Married James CAmeron

-Produced Terminator I-V

-Aliens, Abyss, Judgement Day, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk

Lynda Obst

-MA in philosophy from Columbia

-Headed Columbia Records

-Produced: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

-Sleepless in Seattle

-The Fisher King

-Hello, He Lied

Deborah Hill

-Worked with John Carpenter

-Halloween

-Fisher King

-Crazy in Alabama

-Died on '05

Christine Vachon

-New Gay Films

Boys Dont Cry

One Hour Photo

Set Decoration

(Décor)

Features include:

Color

Tecture

Furniture 

etc

Cluttered Room

(Symbol For?)

Clothing

Stripes

(Symbol For?)

Clothing

Solids

(Symbol For?)

Clothing

Plaid

(Symbol For?)

COLORS (Symbol For?):

White

Dark

Red 

Blue 

Yellow

-Religious (god), stability (gov't white house) Sanity, Virgin (purity), Hero/heroin

-Evil

-Royal, Sex, dare devil, strength, danger

- English and Creativity

-Math

American Beauty

ACTORS 

Annette Bening

Kevin Spacey

Thora Birch

Mena Suvari

Wes Bentley

Chris Cooper

Allison Jannry

Peter Gallager

HUAC

J. Parnell Thomas

-Chairman of HUAC.

-Wanted to weed out communists/ gov't spies

-attacked all professions on all levels of American society

-Convicted of embezzlement = PRISON

Senator Joe McCarthy 

-Thomas's Replacement in HUAC

-supported Nixon (who attacked the arts)

-People who did not testify were BLACK LISTED

HOLLYWOOD 10

-8 writers, 1 Producer, and 1 Director

-Refused to Testify spent time in jail

( MOST FAMOUS : Dalton Trumbo)

-Ghost Wrote "The Brave One," "Exodus," and "Spartacus"

"Good Night and Good Luck"

-Story of McCarthy's demise

-Edward R Murrow- Managed to find info to attack McCarthy on Evening News

-McCarthy never recovered from damage, ended his career.

Personality Actors

("Stars")

-Actors who take their personas from role to role:

-Brad Pitt

-Robert Redford

-Tom Cruise

-George Clooney

-Meg Ryan

-Jennifer Anniston

Character Actors

Actors who deliberately play against their personas:

-Robin Williams

-Charlie Chaplin

-Dustin Hoffman

-Cate Blanchett

-Morgan Freeman

Chameleon Actors

-Play Someone New from Role to Role:

-Sean Penn

-Al Pacino

-Johnny Depp

-Eddy Murphy

-Jack Nicholson

-Merle Streep

Sports/Music Stars

-Actors with success in sports/music and bring their persona to that role.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger

-Jennifer Lopez

-Madonna

-The Rock

Screen Acting

-Silent Film acting is big

-Modern acting is subtle

Cinematography

(Original Meaning)

-Painting with light

-Movement, light, writing...

Cinematographer

Camera Person

Shot

Take

Slate the Shot

Long Take

-Sequence Shot

-Ordinary roll of film 1-10 min or 14-22 min

"Russian Ark"

-Longest Single Shot in History

-96 minute long continuous shot

Setup

Tripod Camera

Iris

Aperture of the camera

(gets bigger and smaller)

Focal Lengths

-Short

-Long

-Middle

-Variable

FOCAL LENGTHS

-Wide angle lens

-Telephoto lens

-normal lens

-zoom

Rack Focus

Camera Angles

-Eye level shot

-Low angle short (from behind)

-High angle short (From above)

-Pan Shot (side to side movement)

Moving Camera Shot

-Dolly shot, tracking shot, traveling shot

"dolly in/dolly out

American Shot

-Must Show hips

-Old westerns = must see gun in holster

180 degree rule

Composition

POV's

-Omniscient

-Single Character

-What everyone sees from a high angle

-what a single person is seeing (subjective)

-Group POV

Rule of Thirds

(depth)

-Left, middle, right

-top, middle, botom

-background, middle ground, foreground