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| After what did the European film industry is in ruins; Hollywood achieved dominance |
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| The Studio System: Production, Distribution, Exhibition |
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| oligopy-set of companies "monopoly"; Paramount (south); FOX (west) |
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| (better terms) owned or operated by major studios |
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| (worst terms) weren't connected to any other studio |
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| Block booking and Blind Bidding |
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| 1st showing; exclusive geographic area; amount of time between runs |
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| Block Booking and Blind Bidding |
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| Typical instrument for a movie palace |
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| flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, French horns, trumpets, trombones, drums and strings |
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| Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) |
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| 1922; 1940s--> MPAA; mostly European Jews |
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| postmaster general; head of MPAA; 1st censorship of movies; no facial features |
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| "color blind" to the blue end of the light spectrum, necessitating the heavy makeup of the silent film days. |
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| introduced in 1922, but not widely embraced by the industry until the price came down to match that of orthochromatic stock in 1926. |
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| black filmmakers for black audience |
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| Oscar Micheaux and Spencer Williams |
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| "successor" of Guy-Blache; |
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| very successful; early star director; sexual comedy |
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| Hal Roach & Laurel and Hardy |
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