Art Defined: The Film Industry

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

06/06/2008

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Film studies

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Summary :

When Film began to emerge at the turn of the 20th Century there was a large debate over whether or not it was to be considered an art or an industry.
In response to the growing criticism of the industry, the major film studios banned together to ?censor themselves.?
Over the next twenty years it became impossible for independents to show their movies.
One of the people who stood against these modes of intimidation was Lee Grant.
Everyone else had to find their own way to save their career; which perpetuated the scare.
The foreign films suddenly being exhibited in America did not particularly please the Catholic Bishops.
Burstyn argued that the state's ability to revoke a film's license was in direct offense to the rights allotted by the First Amendment.

Abstract

In 1952 the censorship of the film industry lead to significant ramifications. The film medium has experienced several hurdles that are better known of as censorship. Right from the beginning, American officials knew of the influential power of film and, therefore, its need to be controlled --by them, of course. Since the first couple decades of film, there have constantly been several different parties in charge of its regulations. By 1952, film has everyone from Catholic Bishops, to anti-communists trying to control it. In the midst of a changing American at the end of the second World War, a controversial movie slipped through the growing cracks. At the same time when some writers could not get any work, the film The Miracle was overturning the system. The case against this film ultimately changed the ruling on all films to come. In 1952 there were several other battles being fought, as well as a string of anti-communist films being released. At the end of the year many the careers of many Hollywood players were over, while others were just beginning. 1952 and its surrounding years changed the American film industry and its censorship forever.