Showing papers by "Janet Staiger published in 2019"

(Dis)Agreements: Censorship and the configuration of cinematic classicism

Abstract: Practically from its origins, and especially once it had been consolidated as a spectacle for mass consumption, American cinema had to deal with censorship by different authorities at local, state and federal levels. The industry responded to the problems arising from such censorship by introducing self-regulation, expressed in the Motion Picture Production Code, popularly known as the Hays Code. In addition to their influence on the subjects chosen and how these were treated, these mechanisms of censorship and self-regulation had a highly significant influence on the filmic form. What role did censorship play in the transition from the cinema of attractions to a more narrative model? Was it a determining factor in the establishment of the Institutional Mode of Representation? How did the Production Code interact with other systems and formulas associated with classical cinema, such as the star system or the different film genres? How did the progressive relaxation and subsequent abandonment of the Code affect the mise-en-scène of films? How did classical cinema handle problematic elements related to filmic form resulting from the restrictions of the Code? In this section, six internationally renowned scholars address these questions and offer their views on the subject.

Censura y la configuración del clasicismo cinematográfico

Abstract: Desde practicamente sus origenes y, sobre todo, a partir de su consolidacion como espectaculo de masas, el cine estadounidense tuvo que hacer frente a la censura por parte de distintos organismos a nivel local, estatal y federal. La solucion por parte de la industria a los problemas que esto generaba fue la autoregulacion, materializada en el Codigo de Produccion, popularmente conocido como Codigo Hays. Ademas de su influencia sobre los temas y su tratamiento, estos mecanismos de censura y autoregulacion tuvieron una influencia muy significativa sobre la forma filmica. ?Que papel jugo la censura en el paso de un cine de atracciones a un modelo mas narrativo? ?Fue determinante en la constitucion del Modo de Representacion Institucional? ?Como interacciono el Codigo de Produccion con otros sistemas o formulas propios del cine clasico, como el star-system o los generos cinematograficos? ?Como afecto a la puesta en escena de los films la progresiva relajacion y posterior desaparicion del Codigo? ?De que manera fueron gestionados por parte del cine clasico los elementos problematicos relacionados con la forma filmica surgidos a causa de las restricciones? En el presente texto, seis academicos de reconocido prestigio internacional abordan estas cuestiones y aportan sus puntos de vista al respecto.