FTV 252 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Roberto Rossellini, Motion Picture Production Code, Studio System
8 Sep 2018
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The new hollywood: factors that catalyzed the post-classical period, the decline of the studio system, the dissolution of the production code, changing society, rise of independent films and underground/exploitation cinema, the influence of foreign art cinema movements. Challenges to the production code in the 1950s: pca enforced morality comes into conflict with audience interest and industry conditions, rise of art-house theaters and the popularity of foreign films. Pca: 1966: production code revised to allow more sexuality and depictions of violence, certificates eliminated, 1968: the code is discarded in favor of the mpaa ratings system. Initial ratings: g, m, r, x: ratings revised in 1972: g, pg, r, x, bounds of acceptable expression were widened, but with potential audience limitation. New hollywood directors: 1st wave of directors, transfers from tv production, foreign countries, broadway, and other arts, arthur penn, mike nichols, roman polanski, bob fosse, robert altman, sam peckinpah, 2nd wave of directors.
