Shots in the Mirror Ch. 1

Question 1

Who was blamed for criminality in prison films during the 1930s?

Answer 1

The government

Question 2

What types of films were produced during the Renewal Era?

Answer 2

Cop films alluding to Film Noir

Question 3

How many films from the Silent Film Era survived?

Answer 3

About 20%

Question 4

When was the Renewal Era?

Answer 4

1967-1980

Question 5

When was the Transition and Development Era?

Answer 5

1955-1967

Question 6

What were the types of films produced during the Transition and Development Era?

Answer 6

Courtroom Dramas and Heist films

Question 7

What character trope was formed during the Film Noir Era?

Answer 7

The femme fatale

Question 8

What was the societal goal of courtroom dramas?

Answer 8

To criticize narrowmindedness

Question 9

What were concerns about crime movies during the 1930s?

Answer 9

That they were sympathetic towards criminals

Question 10

How were women seen in the Film Noir Era?

Answer 10

As whorish and psychotic

Question 11

What impact did censors have on the Film Noir Era?

Answer 11

Sex was only implied and not seen

Question 12

What were traits of films from the Silent Film Era?

Answer 12

Typically short films

Many gangster films

Question 13

What were the major themes of movies during the 1930s?

Answer 13

They focused on prison life and gangsters

Question 14

How did the censors impact the Renewal Era?

Answer 14

They eased up on their restrictions

Question 15

How were films in the Film Noir Era produced?

Answer 15

Using European techniques and styles

Question 16

How did censors impact the Transition and Development Era?

Answer 16

They were more lenient with on-screen violence

Question 17

What was a common censorship during the 1930s?

Answer 17

Opening and closing text announcements

Question 18

When was the Silent Film Era?

Answer 18

1895-1927

Question 19

What major movies premiered in the 1930s?

Answer 19

Little Ceasar, Public Enemy, and Scarface

Question 20

What was the impact of prison films during the 1930s being told from the perspective of prisoners?

Answer 20

It garnered sympathy for the prisoners

Question 21

What did film noir focus on?

Answer 21

Death
Eroticized Violence
PoC
Psychopathy

Question 22

What major invention impacted the Transition and Development Era?

Answer 22

Television

Question 23

When was the Film Noir Era?

Answer 23

1940-1955

Question 24

What was happening in America during the Silent Film Era?

Answer 24

Americans were becoming increasingly worried about crime