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WorksheetsThe Studio System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Classical Hollywood was also known as the [what]?
Magic Era
Golden Era
Good Era
Profit Era
Between what years were known as the 'golden age' of the Hollywood Studio System?
1920-1938
1930-1948
1940-1958
1950-1968
What is vertical integration?
when a production company owns the production, distribution and exhibition of a film
when a production company are not allowed to exhibit their film
when a production company owns other production companies
when a production company buy the rights to films to then sell on to other companies
What example did we use for vertical integration?
The Cat in the Hat
High School Musical
The LEGO Movie
The Worlds End
Which of the following are film distributors responsible for? [Pick multiple]
decide where the film is going to be shown
decide who the film is going the be shown to
decide when the film is going to be shown
decide where the film is going to be filmed
Which of these WERE the Big 5?
Warner Brothers Pictures
RKO Radio Picture
Working Title Films
Miramax
How were stars treated in the early studio system?
Really well
Alright
Not very well
When did the Hays Code become a thing?
1935 (enforced in 1939)
1940 (enforced in 1944)
1930 (enforced in 1934)
1920 (enforced in 1934)
What was the Hays Code?
A code in which film producers spoke to one another
A set of rules that governed film making
The certificates that films got
The rules governing how women were represented in films
Under the Hays Code, you were allowed to swear in films [true or false?]
true
false
How did the major studio dominance end?
The Paramount Decision
The Hays Code
The Studio System Ruptancy
Hollywood Economic Failure
What did the paramount decision (1948) do?
made it illegal in films to show violence without consequences
made it illegal for studios to exhibit films in cinemas that it owned
make it illegal for distributors to market films
Why did the Hays Code get revised in the New Hollywood (Post Classical era)?
changes in social moral
changes in economy
nobody was going to watch films anymore
too many people were breaking the rules
did the changes in the Hays Code mean that directors had more freedom and power, or less?
more freedom and power
less freedom and power
Who regulate films in the UK?
OFCOM
BBFC
BBC
MPAA
Who regulate films in the US?
BBFC
BBC
MPAA
MBC
Which of these are UK classifications?
U
12A
15
PG
A third distribution market was released in Contemporary Hollywood - what was it?
Cinemas
Television
Radio
Videos (VHS)
Universal are still considered one of the The Big today?
True
False
What did it mean for film if a producer signed a really famous star?
They would get more money than they wanted
They would get money for the film quicker
They would get more stars
It would be easier to get more highly skilled staff to work on the film
