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1
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Who was the director of It Happened one Night?

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Frank Capra

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When did ‘It happened one night’ come out?

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‘34

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What genre did ‘it Happened one night’ fall under?

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An extension of Screwball Comedy

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Who was the Director of ‘The 39 Steps’? and what year did it come out?

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Hitchcock, ‘35

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Who was the director of Grand Illusion, and what year did it come out?

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Jean Renior, ‘37

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What genre what ‘Grand Illusion’?

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French Poetic realism

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Who was the director of the ‘Grapes of Wrath’ and what year did it come out?

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John ford, ‘40

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What genre was ‘The Grapes of Wrath’?

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Literary Adaption

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Who was the director of citizen kane and what year did it come out?

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Orsen wells, ‘41

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Who was the director of The maltese falcon, what year did it come out?

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Huston, ‘41

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What were the two key problems in relation to the coming of sound?

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Synching and Amplification

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12
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What solved the problem of amplification?

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Vacuum tube

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Which synchronous sound system won out?

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Vitaphone/ optical soundtrack

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Why did the vitaphone/optical sopundtrack win out?

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it synchronized a record player with the projector which solved a major problem

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What film is generally considered the first synch sound film?

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The Jazz singer

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What year did the Jazz singer come out/ what studio produced the movie?

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1927, warner bros

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What is the Tri-ergon (optical sound) system

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using photocells to convert sound into light beams , recording beams on one side of the strip of film and then built a reader onto the projector that could translate light beams into sound

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18
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What is Diegetic sound?

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sound that is attributed to the context of the stories like a gunshot, or dialogue

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What is Non Diegetic sound?

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Sound not attributed to the con text of what’s happening in the scene of the film, ie music, narrator

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What is Post Synchronous sound?

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sound effects dubbed in after the film has been shot

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21
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Why is Oscar Micheaux so Important in American Cinema?

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He was the father of African American cinema, and first independent director/ race folms

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What were the main problems plaguing African American producers/studios in the 20s-30s?

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Discriminated against by major studios

  • Low budget films
  • Didn’t have large audiences (many blacks couldn’t afford to go to the movies)
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What was the Lincoln Film Co?

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Oscar Micheaux’s independent film studio

  • First film company organized by black film makers
  • Founded in LA
  • Wouldn’t let Micheaux direct first film so he wouldn’t let them use his book
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Who was Alice Guy/ What was Solax?

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French women filmmaker, first woman to own a studio. and solax was her film company which started in flushings and moved to new jersey

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25
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What year was the PCA created/ what was the first year it was enforced?

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Created in 1930, enforced in 1934 when Joeseph breen took over

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What were the key issues addressed in/ enforced by the PCA

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sex, violence, making illegal or immoral life pleasant, and marriage as a sacred institutions.

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What Genre did the PCA specifically effect?

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Gangster films

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How did the PCA effect the gangster film? name one way?

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Gangsters had to die or have a tragic fall to make the illegal life look less appealing

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29
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What were the three major studios/ genres of the 1930s?

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MGM- studio of stars, wizard of oz, Warner bros- gangster film/ musicals, and RKO- citizen kane

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What Genres were popular in the early 30s?

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Gangster film, screwball comedy, musicals, western, melodrama, horror movies

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31
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What are the three phases of film production?

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  1. Pre production
  2. production
  3. Post Production
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32
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What is Pre Production?

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Planning phase of filmmaking

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33
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What is Production?

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Activity of making a film, ie shooting the film

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34
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What is Post Production?

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Film is edited to it’s final form

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35
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What is a Genre?

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A particular type of variety of motion picture. Certain category

36
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What is a Motif?

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A distinctive feature that influences the theme. reoccurring theme subject idea

37
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What is a Theme?

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Underlying remise/ the subject matter being addressed.

38
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What is an Icon?

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A visual symbol telling us what kind of film

39
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What are the three ways genres are discussed?

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Origin, definition, and function.

40
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What is the definition of Origin?

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Where do they come from, Ie, expressionism- Germany, realism- france

41
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What is Definition?

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It’s inner form- what was the underlying meaning, and it’s outter form- ie mise-en-scene.

42
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What is function?

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What feelings is it eliciting from the audience

43
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What is meant by Pro-social?

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Reaffirming he status quo, everything ends up ok and goes back to normal

44
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What 4 genres emerged out of the American Experience?

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Western, Gangster, Screwball, and hardboiled detective

45
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Why is Hawks Scarface considered the urban gangster cycle?

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was able to use sound to introduce audiences to the hard hoitting slang, and vioelence of gangsters

46
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What were the years associated with the first cycle oif American sound ganagster film?

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1930-35, or because of scarface

47
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How is Screwball Comedy Defined?

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romance between rich v small little guy, romantic comedy, the two shot. A screwball comedy(Columbia minor studio) is a comedy which typically included a quick witted, humorous battle of the sexes. Sometimes had themes of social classism

48
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What are the approximate years of the cycle of screwball comedy

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1930’s to early 1940’s (I think 34-40)

49
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What is the importance of Frank Capra’s it happened one night?

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it was the prototype of screwball comedy

50
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In relation to Hitchcock what two aesthetic traditions does he use in his films?

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Montage and Mise-En-Scene

51
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How is the thriller Genre elevated under Hitchcocks direction?

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The thriller genre form elevated under his direction from the process of sound and creating tension through both ambient noises and silence. spy, espionage story involving a chase; double pursuit; charming villain

52
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What other directors has Hitchcock been compared to?

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DW Griffith, and Eisenstein

53
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What are the Notable themes in Hitchcocks films?

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Hitchcockian universe, Voyuerism, and Knowledge= danger, fear of authority, black mail, double chase

54
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What is an auteur and why is Hitchcock often referred to as one?

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Someone who has distinctive style and thematic vision throughout their films

55
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What kind of film was the Grapes of wrath/ who directed it/ who was the DOP?

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Literary adaption, John ford, and Greg Tolland.

56
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Grapes of Wrath although a Literary adaption is also a _______ film?

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road

57
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GOW and Citizen Kane proved that Film Is a ______ effort?

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Collaborative

58
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What was the main structure of GOW Grand Illusion, and It happened one night?

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Linear

59
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What was the Structure of Hawks scarface?

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Rise and fall

60
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What wasthe structure of Citizen Kane?

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Cyclical

61
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Renior’s style made great usage of Mise-en-scene, the _____ shot, and _____ focus

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Sequence shot, deep focus

62
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What was the sequence shot?

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A shot that enploy’s a long take.

63
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Who were the four main charecters in Reniors Grand Illusion?

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Rosenthal, Miracheaux, Boldieu, Rolfenstein

64
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In Grand Illusion what charecters represented the old Europe, and the upper class/ aristocrats?

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French- Boldieu

German- Rolfenstein

65
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In Grand Illusion what charecters represented the new Europe/ the middle class andf and poorer individuals?

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Rosenthal- mechantile class and marachael- working class

66
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What might the Illusion be referring to in Grand Illusion?

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Oh the war will be over soon

67
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How did Renior use sound in his film?

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Naturalistically/ diegetic

68
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What are some of the principle problems facing the director/ screenwriter when adapting films?

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Figuring out how to condense a novel and figuring out what to omit (parts in the book/ minor charecers)

69
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When adapting novels how do directors and screenwriters handle inner monologue that was used in the book?

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Turn it into dialogue

70
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How does John Ford handle the realistic and artificial aspects of production?

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By shooting both indoors and on location, outdoors

71
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What are some of the conventions of a road film?

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The road, the car, the journey

72
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Why is Citizen Kane considered to be the first modern sound film?

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It was the first film that had sound design

73
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On what levels can the film, Citizen Kane be discussed?

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formal, biographical, Technical Advancement
Structural complexity
Complicated narrative
Controversy as biography of famous person

74
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What is the formal level Kane can be discussed?

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Art sound camera

75
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What is the Biographical level in which Kane can be discussed?

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Biography of William Hearst and welles himself

76
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How does Kane signal a departure Thematically from Hollywood films of the 30s?

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starts with death, ends with death, and states theres no way to know the private life of a person, doesn’t re establish the status quo

77
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How does Kane signal a departure aesthetically from Hollywood films of the 30s?

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Considered the first film noir film. usage of mise-en-scene lighting

78
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What are the 5 main characters in Kane’s Life?

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  1. Thatcher- Kane’s guardian
  2. Bernstein
  3. Leland
  4. Susan Alexander
  5. Raymond the Butler
79
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What was the Original title of Citizen Kane?

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The American

80
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What was Alfred Hitchcock’s signature shot?

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Birds eye view

81
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What was Rosebud?

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the sled that Kane had as a child

82
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Who was Lois Weber?

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Most highly paid woman director in the world

  • Like Griffith, was one of the first “auteur” film makers involved in all aspects of production
  • Screenwriter for Universal
83
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In Grand Illusion Marachael was ______ (religion) ____ class and Rosenthal was _____ (religion) and _____ class

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catholic, working class

jewish, merchantile class

84
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Marachal and Rosenthal represaent…?

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Seperation by religion and the new Europe

85
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In citizen Kane what kind of lighting is Charoscuro lighting?

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use of strong contrasts between light and dark in a singular scene or setting(Deep, dark shadows mixing with bright light) (meant to make a shot ominous powerful, or invoke an emotional response from a viewer)

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