5 Came Back
As movie attendance declined after World War II, these provided exhibitors with a new way of attracting suburban audiences. Their popularity, however, was limited due to seasonal availability and other technical issues.
In general, color was used by Hollywood to lure audiences away from their black-and-white TV sets. But its use continued to be shaped by genre conventions. Which of the following genres did not fit with Hollywood's turn to color in the 1950s.
Melodrama, Musicals, Swashbucklers, Film Noir
Paramount Pictures partnered with this company in 1938, indicating an early interest in television.
With this film, Howard Hawks began his "John Wayne" period, fundamentally shaping the persona that would make Wayne Hollywood's biggest box-office star during the 1950s and 1960s.
While the major Hollywood studios initially refused to cooperate with the television industry, smaller studios were quicker to license their film libraries. Serials like Flash Gordon from this studio were a hit with younger viewers.
Continuity editing stipulates that a camera position vary by at least this many degrees between shots.
30
The 1950s saw a reformation of the Hollywood studio system with RKO dissolving entirely and several others struggling as they confronted new financial pressures and changes in ownership. For instance, while Paramount enjoyed stability under his leadership, there were immediate takeover attempts once he retired in 1964.
In the 1960s, the musical became too expensive to remain a standard Hollywood genre. Studios nevertheless repeatedly turned to ___________ as a go-to source for their roadshow spectacles.
Broadway
The Walt Disney Corporation expanded its operations by forming its own distribution arm, Buena Vista, in 1953. But once the company opened its theme park in 1955 it turned away from the movie business, focusing instead on television shows like:
In the 1960s, filmmakers began to more forcefully question certain tenets of the Hollywood system. This led to a cycle of meta-generic films or films that use genre to critically comment on genre conventions. Examples include:
Bonnie and Clyde