FPA 136 Lecture Notes - Classical Hollywood Cinema, Continuity Editing, Oligopoly

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Contemporary Arts
• Course: FPA 136
• Professor: Peter Lester

Document Summary

Continuity editing: seamless editing which is logical and clear. Axis of action/ 180 degree rule: distinguishes where characters are. Stylistic structure reinforces the narrative structure: system in service of the structure and doesn"t draw attention to itself. Oligopoly: small number of companies that dominate the industry. Big 5: paramount, mgm, warner bros, 20th century fox, rko. Each studio had own set of stars. It happened one night (1984) by frank capra. Pre code (mppc): imposition of self-censorship on itself by hollywood.