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What significant change occurred in Hollywood during the 1950s regarding television?
What significant change occurred in Hollywood during the 1950s regarding television?
The film 'The Ten Commandments' was made for over $30 million.
The film 'The Ten Commandments' was made for over $30 million.
False
Who directed 'Little Shop of Horrors'?
Who directed 'Little Shop of Horrors'?
Roger Corman
'I was a Teenage Wearwolf' was made for __________.
'I was a Teenage Wearwolf' was made for __________.
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Match the following films with their corresponding budgets:
Match the following films with their corresponding budgets:
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What significant event did the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) first conduct in the Fall of 1947?
What significant event did the House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) first conduct in the Fall of 1947?
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The Hollywood Ten consisted of actors who answered all questions posed to them by HUAC.
The Hollywood Ten consisted of actors who answered all questions posed to them by HUAC.
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What is the primary feature of CinemaScope?
What is the primary feature of CinemaScope?
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The first feature film released in CinemaScope was __________.
The first feature film released in CinemaScope was __________.
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Which movie is considered the first 70mm film?
Which movie is considered the first 70mm film?
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Match the following movie novelties with their descriptions:
Match the following movie novelties with their descriptions:
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National television broadcasting in the United States began in 1948.
National television broadcasting in the United States began in 1948.
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What caused the decline of 3-D films as a novelty?
What caused the decline of 3-D films as a novelty?
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What economic change occurred after the 1948 Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Paramount Pictures?
What economic change occurred after the 1948 Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Paramount Pictures?
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Hollywood embraced television from its inception in 1948.
Hollywood embraced television from its inception in 1948.
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What year did American film business peak at $1.7 billion in domestic box-office receipts?
What year did American film business peak at $1.7 billion in domestic box-office receipts?
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The introduction of the ________ in 1949 contributed to the decline of the American film industry's box-office receipts.
The introduction of the ________ in 1949 contributed to the decline of the American film industry's box-office receipts.
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Match the following Hollywood studios with their corresponding role in the market:
Match the following Hollywood studios with their corresponding role in the market:
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Which of the following factors contributed to the decline in box-office receipts by 1962?
Which of the following factors contributed to the decline in box-office receipts by 1962?
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The government took steps to ensure movie theaters contributed to the war effort during WWII.
The government took steps to ensure movie theaters contributed to the war effort during WWII.
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What was the main reason the term 'Red Menace' was used during the Cold War years?
What was the main reason the term 'Red Menace' was used during the Cold War years?
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Study Notes
Hollywood in Transition
- By 1962, the US film industry saw a significant decline in domestic box-office receipts from its peak in 1946 due to rising costs and declining attendance.
- The rise of competing markets such as music, live sporting events, and television further challenged the dominance of the film industry.
- In 1948, the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v. Paramount Pictures forced studios to divest themselves of their theaters, significantly altering the film economy and making filmmaking more competitive.
- The film industry played a vital role during World War II, contributing to the war effort through training films, propaganda films, and documentaries.
- The emergence of television posed a significant threat to the film industry, particularly after national television broadcasting began in 1948.
- Hollywood initially resisted television but eventually had to adapt to its growing influence.
- Studios began to sell films to television and produce television shows, eventually lifting the ban on film stars appearing on television.
- The Cold War era, marked by fear of communist influence, led to the Hollywood Ten incident, where ten Hollywood figures refused to answer questions about their political affiliation, leading to a blacklist in the film industry.
- To compete with television, Hollywood experimented with novelties such as 3-D, Cinerama, and CinemaScope, but only CinemaScope achieved long-term success.
- The collapse of the studio system in the 1950s gave rise to independent feature film production, with studios focusing on either very expensive films with large budgets, or very cheap films with low budgets.
Emergence of the New Film Producer
- Feature film production shifted towards independent projects during this period.
- The new film producers catered to either high-budget films with major stars, such as "The Ten Commandments" (1956) and "Cleopatra" (1963), or low-budget films, such as "Little Shop of Horrors" (1960) and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" (1957).
- The shift towards independent production marked the end of the studio system in Hollywood.
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Explore the pivotal changes in the Hollywood film industry from the 1940s to the 1960s. This quiz covers the decline in box-office receipts, the impact of television, and the Supreme Court's influence on studio ownership. Test your knowledge on how these factors reshaped filmmaking and the industry's economic landscape.
