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Golden Age Film
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Hays Code | A set of self-censorship rules for American films from 1930 to 1966 |
| Fatty Arbuckle | American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company. |
| Profanity | Also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, is the usage of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes |
| Miscegenation | Sexual relationships or reproduction between people of different ethnic groups, especially when one of them is white |
| Exploitation film | Seeks commercial success by capitalizing on current trends, niche genres, or sensational content |
| MPAA | Motion Picture Association |
| "Don'ts" | A list of topics in early 20th century American films that were not explicitly banned |
| "Be Carefuls" | Topics to be treated with great care and restraint to avoid offending viewers |
| Notorious kiss | Two and a half minute kiss that Hitchcock interrupted every three seconds to bypass rules |
| Kuleshov Effect | A film editing principle where two sequential shots are juxtaposed to create a new, combined meaning for the viewer |
| Montage | The process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole |
| Dziga Vertov | Soviet pioneer documentary film and newsreel director, as well as a cinema theorist |
| Metric montage | A film editing technique that cuts shots based on their exact, measurable duration (length in frames or seconds), regardless of the content |
| Rhythmic montage | A film editing technique where shots are cut together to create a specific pace, rhythm, and mood, often matching the tempo of music or the movement within the shots |
| Tonal Montage | A film editing technique that connects shots through their shared emotional tone, mood, or atmosphere rather than a strict narrative or rhythmic sequence |
| Intellectual/Ideological Montage | A filmmaking technique where different shots are edited together to create a new, deeper meaning that isn't present in the individual clips |
| Overtonal Montage | A film editing technique that combines images, sounds, and movements to create layers of emotional and intellectual meaning beyond a simple narrative |
| Studio System | A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios |
| The Big Five | Refers to the five major Hollywood film studios that dominate the industry: Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures |
| Orson Wells | American actor, writer, director, and producer who left his mark on radio, film, and television. He's best known for directing Citizen Kane. |
| Academy Awards | Commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements |
| John Ford | An American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. |
| Technicolor | A family of color motion picture processes that revolutionized filmmaking, making vibrant, saturated colors possible |
| "B" Film | A low-budget movie, originally a secondary film shown on the bottom half of a double feature |
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