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Hollywood in Transition
1945-1960
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 3
12/13/2010

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Television
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1948; radio wanted to take over; boycott--film independents wouldn't produced movies for television; ABC, NBC, CBS started from radio
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What were the American lifestyle changes
Definition
moving to the suburbs, road trips, bowling, and putt-putt
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Small, Specialty Studios
Definition
Apex, Desilu, Hal Roach, Walt Disney
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Apex
Definition
The Lone Ranger (1949)
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Desilu
Definition
I Love Lucy, Star Trek
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Hal Roach
Definition
short comedies; drafted
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Walt Disney
Definition
started as a minor company; Davie Crockett; 1954-ABC-went with park idea
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ended boycott and produced for television; MGM/WB/20th Century FOX
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1955
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Aspect Ratio
Definition
Width-Height
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Anamorphic Wide Screen-2.4:1
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scrunched; 1953
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VistaVision
Definition
popular for special effects
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Eastman Color
Definition
Kodak; single color negative that could run through any camera; color films were cheaper to make; color faded over time (~70s); more color stable ~80s; more realistic to nature
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Nitrate Film
Definition
flammable as gas; rots over time
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Acetate "Safety" Film
Definition
unflammable
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The Consent Decree
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1948
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Hollywood Ten cited for contempt of Congress and served 1-year terms
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1st Round: 1947; House Un-American Activities Committee
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House Un-American Activities Committee 2nd Round
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1951-52
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What was made in the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Definition
The Blacklist
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What happened during the breakdown of the studio system?
Definition
fewer films produced; end of "contract" talent system; rise of studio-independent partnership
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What was the aspect ratio for Academy?
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1.37:1
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What is the aspect ratio for VistaVision?
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1.66:1
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What is the aspect ratio of non-anamorphic wide screen?
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1.85:1
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What are the 3 kinds of 3-D?
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Cinerama, Anaglyphic, and Polarized light
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