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lesson: production Schedules and the studio system
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Students will analyze and review film production schedules, the studio system of filmmaking and the production Code Administrration for an appreciation of where film began and how it relates to where we are today. Students should grasp the basic dates and film terminology that will be presented. |
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The Filming Process
The filmmaking process is a collaborative effort, bringing an assortment of talented people together.
A film takes about a year to complete, from pre-production to final print.
The script development phase can take years to complete.
Filming budgets can range from $1 million to $100 million dollars. |
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Three Stages of Film Production
1. Pre-Production Stage
Everything that takes place before the actual filming begins.
Which will include finalizing the Script, budget, scouting filming locations, construction of sets, and hiring actors, etc.
2. Production Stage
Shooting of the script, the filming process.
3. Post Production Stage
Editing and Marketing of a film
lIncludes; advertising, printing, and distribution of the movie. |
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Three Stage os Theatre in America
Vaudeville 1880-1920
Style of multi-act theatre which flourished in America.
Schedule of performances ("bill") could run the gamut from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers. |
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Burlesque 1840-1930
Populist blend of satire, performance art and adult entertainment, featured strip tease and broad comedy acts that derived from low comedy. Rules for Burlesque:
minimal costuming, focusing on the female form.
Sexually suggestive dialogue, dance, and staging.
Quick-witted humor laced with puns. Short routines or sketches.
Follies 1907-1931
Ziegfeld Follies, were elaborate theatrical productions.
Lavish revues, a higher class of Vaudeville.
Featured beautiful chorus girls commonly known as Ziegfeld girls. Girls were usually decked in elaborate costumes.
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| Studio System 1920-1950
A means of film production and distribution dominant in Hollywood.
Term studio system refers to the practice of large motion picture studios performing the following two things.
1. producing movies on their own lots with creative personnel under often long-term contracts and
2. pursuing vertical integration through ownership or effective control of distributors and movie theaters, guaranteeing additional sales of films through manipulative booking techniques.
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Independent System
1950 to today’s movie making business
Where anyone can “pitch” their film
and produce their own film with financial backing from yourself or others. |
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| Censorship in Hollywood
Production Code Administration
Hays Office (Named after Will H. Hays, MPAA Pres. 1922-1945 of the MPAA)
which ran under the Motion Picture Association of America. The Production Code (known as the Hays Code/Office) were guidelines governing the production of American film. Adopted in 1930 by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). They began enforcement 1934-1967, when they were replaced with the MPAA film rating system we have today. The Production Code spelled out what was and was not considered morally acceptable.
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