NMED 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Signal Corps (United States Army), Warner Bros. Animation, Private Snafu
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The 1930s are a bad time throughout the world, with nazi germany, japan, and the great depression. When germany invades poland in 1939 was the official start of wwii, but the us wouldn"t be drawn in until pearl harbour 1941. Film and animated propaganda is often categorized according to the source, the function, and the audience. It can sometimes be difficult to strictly maintain such definitional boundaries because some films might be repurposed or rereleased into different contexts, thus making propaganda serve various purposes or audiences in mind. Sources were various government agencies, that often struck contracts with studios or studio associations for a short number of films. This included branches like the owi and the beaueau of motion pictures, the department of war, the. Some military branches also made propaganda, sometimes by hiring and drafting hollywood personel. For example, the us army signal corps were one such group.
