Motion Picture Production Code

the Hays Code, the addition of a romance to the plot, as well as the question of whether or not remaining faithful to the book is necessary, are all valued, and important points. The Big Sleep is a crime novel that was written in 1939 by Raymond Chandler. During the time of its publishing, the Motion Picture Production Code, also known more popularly as the Hays code, was implemented and continually working to virtually sensor every film that came out during its reign. Because the Hays Code was…

and diverse lives and personalities. Women were able to control their own images and were quite independent and reveled in new freedoms the American public had not yet seen. This was cut short, unfortunately, by the introduction of the Production Code, or the Hays Code, in 1934, but for those few years in the early 1930s, American…

American history. As a 19th century pioneer, he introduced America to innovation or invention, research, development and commercialization. His largest contributions to cinema include the phonograph, light bulb, kinetoscope, the first motion picture and the first film production studio. The inventor was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. As a child, Edison was a poor student and teachers saw little potential in him. “His teacher, Mr. Crawford, called him “addled” and…

language. Informal assessment of structural knowledge indicated depressed language form for social communication purposes. At times, he would speak in simple sentences and fragments, especially when he was required to engage in extended language production.…

also serving as a cache of inspiration for future filmmakers. Such inspiration was needed at a time when the film industry had little direction because of the influence of big business and Wall Street along with the disintegration of the Motion Picture Production Code. In fact, Star Wars was one of the films that marked the beginning of a new era in film: the postmodern period. Even today, about forty years after the release of the…

the offered many jobs to people. Movies brought people of all kinds together for a relaxing experience. Movie theaters became so popular that most towns in America had a theater. Movie theaters or picture palaces as people called them, were extremely elaborate. They got the nickname picture palaces because of how nicely decorated they were and the different services they offered. The exteriors were very detailed and bright from all the lights. Movie theaters had different architectural…

had a significant role in the growth of the motion picture industry. From 1929 to 1939, America was in an economic recession that impacted most industries for the worse. The film industry had to adapt to the economic downturn by accommodating to their audiences. As Morris Dickstein shows in Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, even though the decade was of economic downturn, it “created a vibrant culture rich in the production of popular fantasy and trenchant social…

PharmaCARE had great results when creating the drug AD23 for diabetic use. When PharmaCARE discovered that the drug could not only help diabetic patients but also alzehiner patients, the company saw increased profit revenues. The management and upper executives of PharmaCARE saw a way to make more money for them. The company reacted prematurely in getting the drug out to Alzheimer’s patients. Ethical issues were violated when the company avoided the FDA approval of the new compound of AD23. By…

Art has been a tool of self expression ever since the Stone Age, when humans first constructed petroglyphs along the walls of caves. Using solely their minds and finite resources, people were able to create images to describe their emotions, ordinary objects, and the world around them. Conveying their thoughts through artwork allowed many to enhance their perception of the world around them. With this in mind, the concept of art has expanded into a variety of mediums such as dance, music,…

According to Nhat Hanh, when we watch a bad TV program, “we become the TV program…” (Hanh, 13). Hanh implies that watching violent entertainment can alter our mindsets and cause us to becoming more accepting of violence. He states that these bad TV programs are created to “make our hearts pound, our fist tighten, and leave us exhausted” (pg.14). Hanh believes that movie producers are not concerned about the detrimental effects that violence has on viewers, but instead solely care about the money…