signs of the future

Question 1

with the rise of tv, theaters became more popular with…

Answer 1

young adults

Question 2

hollywood didn’t understand the change in audience at first, so 50s feels seem…

Answer 2

uncertain of their target audiences

Question 3

early sign of hollywood prioritizing young people was…

Answer 3

movies in which the protags were teen rebels

Question 4

what was the first hollywood film wit a teen rebel protag?

Answer 4

The Wild One (1953)

Question 5

what was the first film to portray rebels among middle class teenagers?

Answer 5

Rebel Without A Cause (1955)

Question 6

as teen movies get more popular, studios begin to create…

Answer 6

more mainstream examples, where the protags aren’t threatening

Question 7

3-strip technicolour was the first…

Answer 7

system able to reproduce every colour vividly

Question 8

first technicolour movie was…

Answer 8

Disney’s The Three Little Pigs (1933)

Question 9

first live action technicolour film was…

Answer 9

Becky Sharp (1935)

Question 10

how does Technicolour work?

Answer 10

camera films three seperate strips, then they’re all dyed different colours

Question 11

all Technicolour films have a similar look because…

Answer 11

the company could veto a director’s choice of colour

Question 12

why did hollywood want to increase the number of colour films in the 50s?

Answer 12

to distinguish cinema from tv

Question 13

in the 50s, technicolour was gradually superseded by….

Answer 13

Eastmancolour

Question 14

eastmancolour was cheaper and easier because…

Answer 14

it used a single strip of film

Question 15

eastmancolour captured the real world better because…

Answer 15

its colours were less saturated and more realistc

Question 16

colour films meant that directors could use [1] as a way to [2]

Answer 16

1. colour symbolism
2. tell stories visually

Question 17

in the 50s, colour was used mostly in (3)

Answer 17

• glamorous movies
• fantasy
• historical films

Question 18

black and white suggested [1] to audiences, while colour suggested [2]

Answer 18

1. realism
2. fantasy

Question 19

define auteur

Answer 19

a director with a distinct, recognizable style

Question 20

what are two examples of auteurs

Answer 20

• nicholas ray
• alfred hitchcock

Question 21

there’s no word for auteur in english, but the idea was starting to form thanks to…

Answer 21

hitchcock

Question 22

by the 50s, hitchcock was being seen as an…

Answer 22

individual, not just as the employee of a studio

Question 23

studios had less financial strength, so actors and filmmakers started to negotiate more…

Answer 23

artistic freedom