Casablanca & 1930s Hollywood

Question 1

What was the 1st major Hollywood Nazi movie?

Answer 1

Confessions of a nazi spy (1939)

Question 2

When American entered WW2, Hollywood mass produced…

Answer 2

Optimistic films about recent events, this was seen as Hollywood‘s contribution to winning the war

Question 3

Casablanca can be seen as an allegory of…

Answer 3

America joining the war against Nazi Germany

Question 4

why can’t Victor Lazlo die at the end of Casablaca?

Answer 4

because he represents the resistance movement of Europe & his death would symbolize the resistance sacrificing himself to save America

Question 5

events of a screenplay are determined by both…

Answer 5

character logic and what is/is not appropriate in the era it was produced

Question 6

define the Classical Hollywood invisible style

Answer 6

camera movements are frequent and often complex, but they don’t draw attention to themselves

Question 7

define hard light

Answer 7

creates sharp transitions between light and shade, reveals textures and this tends to suggest realism

Question 8

define soft light

Answer 8

creates gradual transitions between light and shade, glamourizes things by making them appear smoother

Question 9

define high key lighting

Answer 9

there are shadows but they don’t obscure our vision or the details of objects very much

Question 10

define low key lighting

Answer 10

parts of the image are entirely black, normally used to evoke mystery, fear, or depression

Question 11

what is the normal light level?

Answer 11

high key lighting