Doherty: Chapter 7 Flashcards
What were some of the topics used in wisecracking?
Sexual slurs, ethnic insults
What did the lack of verbal agility reflect for the performer?
A lack of mental facility
How was the wisecracking received?
It was a anomaly! Overused. Became tedious.
Traveled poorly – references go over peoples heads. Too American for its own good. To Chattery. Slang. Local subjects.
What did wisecracking mean to sensors?
Headache… Difficult to screen the kind of content.
Also hard to catch double entendres and coy references
Which actress was known for sex talk?
May West
What filmmaker became known for using the wisecrack?
Billy Wilder
Science fiction is… horror is… ( opposing
Science fiction – public and sociological in temper
Horror is – personal and psychological
Why did the horror genre get such a footing and precode?
In part, censorial oversight. The code did not allow provision for gruesomeness. It was powerless to take a stand on this.
What is to horror as sex is to vice? (genre)
Gruesome us
Describe the style of the horror genre in these early days
Charter school rollerblading and mise en scène were imported. Studios however tended to stabilize the line of sight. Maintain the freeing of vision on the level parallel with solid ground. Lighting is foreign, framing was domestic.
What studio was known for the horror film
Universal
Like what Warner Bros. was to the preachment yards.
