What Was The Three Tiers Of Institutions That Regulated Hollywood Creating A System Of Vete?

Elsa Rochelson 24S Film TV 6A Professor Roya Rastegar Ben Li Section 1C PROMPT 2: CINEMA CENSORSHIP & CIVIL RIGHTS 1. There were three tiers of institutions that regulated cinema, creating an ultimate "system of vetting." What are the three tiers of "vetting" that Ellen Scott outlines? What was the Hays Code, why and when was it established, and what was its role? The three tiers of institutions regulating cinema, creating a “system of vetting” were industry self-censorship, state and local censorship boards, and pressure groups. Industry self-censorship created a moral guideline for the industry to follow. Hays Code is a state and local censorship board that censors films, basing their decisions on set guides and legal rules. Pressure groups

Due to the code, movies have to be approved beforehand. The Hays code heavily influenced the way movies portrayed different issues, as censoring film could heavily change what was portrayed. The Hays code prohibited many things in Hollywood films, including violence, nudity, perversion, and more. The Hays code is also known as the Motion Picture Production Code, and was extremely prevalent to the industry in everything it enforced. It played a major role in morality, race, and societal issues. 2. Who were the Scottsboro Boys and what was the impact of their case on national consciousness and the national judicial system? In 1931, the Scottsboro Boys was a name given to nine African American teenagers that were wrongfully charged with raping two White women while traveling by railway in Alabama. The popularity of the case allowed a space in the country for the racial injustices in the American legal system to be addressed. The case itself had flimsy evidence and unfair legal action taken, which was why the teenagers’ conviction became widely followed around the country. The Supreme Court got involved, establishing Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama, creating new

The elimination of the scene diluted what could’ve been an in-depth examination into racial problems and the roots of negativity branching from them. Peola as a character would have been a perfect way to bring awareness to these often overlooked issues, deepening the themes of the film overall. Due to the censorship, Imitation of Life was less meaningful than a movie, and the focus of the film’s story was highly altered.

PROMPT 4: GAZE AND CAMERA 1. What is the "male gaze?" How has it impacted cinema? In Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” the “male gaze” is described as the depiction of women in visual works of art through the lens of a heterosexual masculine perspective. In instances where the “male gaze” is prevalent, women are depicted as objects and oversexualized. The insertion of the “male gaze” into cinema has led to the shift in viewer’s perceptions of female characters. The growing popularity of creating cinema using the “male gaze” reinforces gender roles and sexist stereotypes. The “male gaze” includes the framing of women as submissive or passive, reducing