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| (page 180) produced a series of Slapstick Comedies while at Keystone. (Keystone cops, used custard pies) |
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| Charles "Charlie" Chaplin (ID Sheet) |
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| (page 181) archetypal American hobo character. Is a rebel against society, NOT and outcast. Against the Industrial Revolution. Characters usually hate the regular routines of steady employment. |
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| (page 182) the opposite of Chaplin, where Chaplin rejects the modern world, Keaton embraces it. Usually stars opposite of machinery and mechanical items. Roles can easily adapt to the changes in the world. Is for the Industrial Revolution. |
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| (page 183) plays the middle-class white-collar worker who is consumed with middle-class values, their status in the community, and their own success. By overcoming his fears and limitations Lloyd's characters could always prove worthy of success. |
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| Latin for signifying that it belongs to the crowd; vulgar. |
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OWI (Vocab Sheet)
Office of War Information |
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| Had a bureau of Motion Pictures in Hollywood. Kept an eye on war-related productions. |
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| French phrase, literally meaning "black film". |
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| French phrase, literally means "black series". |
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| Romans Noir (Vocab Sheet) |
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| French phrase, literally means "black novel". |
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| a particular way in which genre information is conveyed. |
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| Production Code (Vocab Sheet) |
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| a body of censorship regulations governing what HW could show. |
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| Quickly made motion pictures with signifantly lower budget and time. |
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| structured analysis of the west which breaks it down into thematical concerns. 2 main brackets: The Wilderness and Civilization. (see page 248 for chart). |
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| 1970's and up, a fake Noir, was not made during the time period of American struggle. Examples are: LA Confidential, Dick Tracy, The Black Dalhia |
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| Is hard to define, it describes a mood, tone, or attitude and generally has these qualities: makes the audience uneasy, low-key lighting, tough guy or anti-hero, femme fatal, murder plo and/or CSI, ends in death or unhappiness. (Think "Dick" movies). Comes to an end in the late 1950's. |
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| Every film made in a time of war can be considered a war film. It is considered the ultimate form because it shows the extremes of love, hate, violence, action, and death. |
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| set roughly bewteen 1865-1890. If set in the 20th century the hero will resist modernity. |
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| low budget, pushed into the 20th century. Hero uses cars, jeeps, and planes/ Modernity becomes a tool used by good and bad guys. |
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