1. Study GuideEMC / JOUR 3000 Edward Bowen

2. Casablanca (1942)Warner Brothers (Jack L Warner, Executive Producer)Produced by Hal B. WallisDirected by Michael CurtizScreenplay by Julius and Philip Epstein, Howard KochFrom a play by Murray Burnett and Joan AlisonMusic Score by Max SteinerStarring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, PaulHenreid , Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, DooleyWilson, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, S.Z.Sakall, Marcel DalioEst. Cost - $1,039,000; Est. Initial Gross - $3,700,000 3. Casablanca (1942)Thus Casablanca is not just one film. It is many films, an anthology.[...] When all the archetypes burst in shamelessly, we reach Homericdepths. Two clichs make us laugh. A hundred clichs move us. Forwe sense dimly that the clichs are talking among themselves, andcelebrating a reunion.Umberto Ecohttp://www.themodernword.com/eco/eco_casablanca.html 4. The Technical Dimension Produced by Warner Bros. at the height of the Hollywood studio system, Casablanca embraced what is now known as "invisible style." Rather than dazzling the eye with eye-catching visuals and histrionic acting, it seduces the viewer by creating a seamless, lush universe that gradually envelops the audience. Hardly an effortless accomplishment, "invisible style" required an absolute mastery of the various cinematic elements by its collaborators, including Hungarian director Michael Curtiz (Mildred Pierce, 1945), director of photography Arthur Edeson (The Maltese Falcon, 1941), Art Director Carl Jules Weyl (The Big Sleep, 1946), composer Max Steiner (Gone With the Wind) and soon-to-be-director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, 1972), whose dynamic opening montage invests the film with a sense of political urgency. Turner Classic Movies Website http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/316%7C0/Casablanca.htmlhttp://www.film-daily.com/2011/05/warner-brothers.html 5. The Technical DimensionCasablanca is a prime example of the Invisible Technique of theHollywood Studio System, in which camerawork and lighting and editing aremeant to subtly support the story rather than being abrasive or evennoticed. So unlike Soviet Montage (The Battleship Potemkin), the edits andtransitions are meant to be smooth and seamless. Unlike GermanExpressionism (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Sunrise), the design andlighting are meant to reflect reality, be it a stylized reality, rather than be anexpression of an artists view of the world.http://youtu.be/3bNlSYc-ZJU 6. The Technical Dimension Casablanca is a prime example of the Invisible Technique of the Hollywood Studio System, in which camerawork and lighting and editing are meant to subtly support the story rather than being abrasive or even noticed. So unlike Soviet Montage (The Battleship Potemkin), the edits and transitions are meant to be smooth and seamless. Unlike German Expressionism (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Sunrise), the design and lighting are meant to reflect reality, be it a stylized reality, rather than be an expression of an artists view of the world.http://youtu.be/KDxLyS9H47U 7. The Technical DimensionThe Studio System - Stock Actors and Contract Players 8. The Technical DimensionThe production design of Casablanca has come to represent the aesthetics ofromantic longing. Its smoky casino, fog-shrouded runway, trenchcoats, potted palms and gruff-voiced pianist repeatedly surface incontemporary films, commercials, television programs and even restaurantdecor as respects are paid to this quintessential Hollywood classic.Turner Classic Movies Website 9. The Technical DimensionColorized 10. The Technical DimensionThe Hollywood Montage as Expositionhttp://youtu.be/CiWnFqW5akw 11. The Technical Dimension Exposition Setting the Stage http://youtu.be/ActId7BvIcw 12. The Technical Dimension Miniatures and Forced Perspective http://youtu.be/70NVg_neYSM 13. The Technical Dimension Miniatures and Forced Perspective Sunrise (1927) F.W. Murnau http://youtu.be/G_zhCx7C4qs 14. The Technical Dimension Miniatures and Forced Perspective Sunrise (1927) F.W. Murnau http://youtu.be/LGPnUPE-mfY 15. The Technical Dimension Miniatures and Forced Perspective Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Mel Stuart http://youtu.be/bkPBCKPqC5A(7:40 in) 16. The Dramatic Dimension Melodrama A dramatic work that exaggerates plot, crises, and characters in order to appeal to or manipulate the emotions, and often depends on stock characters or stereotypes for effect, as opposed to realistic conflict and emotions. A drama involves primarily a conflict of values within a man (as expressed in action); a melodrama involves only a conflict of man with other men. Ayn Randhttp://tinyurl.com/7gd6pjk 17. The Dramatic DimensionThe Flashbackhttp://youtu.be/xB_jKu6qWM8 18. The Dramatic DimensionThe Flashbackhttp://youtu.be/iq7vZTO81Ro 19. The Dramatic DimensionThe Flashback The Pawnbroker (1964) Sidney Lumethttp://youtu.be/OLtnOGTdLO4 20. The Dramatic DimensionThe Flashback Jaws (1975) Stephen Spielberg 21. The Dramatic Dimension The Flashback Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) John Irvinhttp://youtu.be/ezLTOK6dYPM 22. The Dramatic DimensionThe Hollywood Montage as Expositionhttp://youtu.be/CiWnFqW5akw 23. The Dramatic DimensionThe Reluctant HeroThe hero may refuse the adventure or deny the ability to move beyond the status quo.The heralded event may even be ignored All of these constitute the Refusal of theCall.The use of magical intervention is then needed to plunge the hero into the unknown.The reluctant hero requires supernatural forces to urge him on, while the willingadventurer gathers amulets (magical items) and advice from the protector as aid forthe journeyThe reluctant hero loses all desire to abandon his bliss, he does not want to take on theburdens of the world. Someone or thing may facilitate his miraculous return fromapparent death. An overriding reason is necessary to bring the hero back to the worldto save it.Joseph Campbell, The Hero With A Thousand Faces 24. The Dramatic DimensionFortuitous Circumstance and Coincidence 25. The Dramatic Dimension Dramatic Ellipseshttp://youtu.be/diGOGZ2PYNE 26. The Dramatic DimensionA May 21, 1942 letter from Joseph I. Breen, director of the ProductionCode Administration, to Warner Bros. executive Jack Warner objectsto the portrayal of "Renaults" practice of seducing women inexchange for exit visas. The PCA also objected to the "suggestion thatIlsa was married all the time she was having her love affair with Rick inParis." Later, Breen warned that the script should not imply that "Ilsa"slept with "Rick" when she comes to beg for the letters of transit. 27. The Socio/Historical Dimension Sam Classified X (1998) Mark Daniels, with Melvin Van Peebleshttp://youtu.be/IXLKwXq6G98 28. The Historical DimensionVichyGermany occupied Francefrom 1940 to 1944. The spaand resort town ofVichy, famous for itswater, was the de facto capitalof the collaborationistgovernment.The audience of 1943 knewthe man pictured here. Hewas Marshal Henri Petain, thepro-German dictator ofFrance, and Capt. Renauldsultimate boss.http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/casablanca/bmp_report_casablanca.cfmhttp://www.riebel-roque.com/cas.html 29. The Historical DimensionVichyMorocco was a protectorate (colony) of France. The Nazi regime never occupiedMorocco, but rather controlled the Vichy French who did.http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/casablanca/bmp_report_casablanca.cfmhttp://www.riebel-roque.com/cas.html 30. The Historical DimensionPropagandaIrene Lee, Warner Brothers West Coast Story Editor, submitted the script toproducer Hal Wallis four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.Warner Brothers ordered a hasty rewrite of "Across the Pacific" whichinvolved a Japanese plot to blow up Pearl Harbor, changing the setting tothe Panama Canal.Hollywood had a history of supporting and being supported by Rooseveltand his administration.The Warner Brothers had bucked the other studios, hesitant to alienateforeign markets, by releasing Confessions of a Nazi Spy in 1939.In September of 1941, isolationist members of the U.S. Senate, callingHollywood a raging volcano of war fever, launched an investigation intowhether studio executives, many of whom were Jewish, were insertinginterventionist messages into popular movies.http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/casablanca/bmp_report_casablanca.cfmhttp://www.riebel-roque.com/cas.html 31. The Historical DimensionPropagandaHow does Casablanca act as propaganda during the U.S. involvementduring World War II?Is Rick Blaine, at first hesitant to get involved, eventually pushed to takeaction, a metaphor for the U.S. and its hesitation at the outset of World War!!?Made in 1942 and released not long after the United States had seriouslycommitted itself to fighting in World War II, the classic film Casablancaprovides insight into popular attitudes early in the war. In addition, it laysout some of the arguments for U.S. involvement, tracing the transformationof U.S. policy from neutrality to non-belligerency to involvement. Thecharacter of Richard "Rick" Blaine, played by Humphrey Bogart, provided aheroic analogy for the historical process of U.S. involvement in the warhttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/casablanca/bmp_report_casablanca.cfmhttp://www.riebel-roque.com/cas.html 32. The Historical DimensionThe film premiered in New York City in November 1942, in what was called apre-release engagement. This showing was rushed to theaters to capitalizeon the recent events in North Africa, specifically the invasion of Americantroops into the real Casablanca.It opened on Thanksgiving Day, following a parade up Fifth Avenue of FreeFrench leaders, when the Free French flag was unfurled for the first time inthe United States since the fall of Vichy.Because this kind of free publicity happens only once in a bluemoon, Warner Bros. rushed Casablanca to just one theater in New York. Butit was not seen by the rest of the country until early 1943, including LosAngeles.As luck would have it, the national release coincided with anotherCasablanca event, a summit meeting between President Franklin D.Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. 33. The Historical DimensionPerhaps the greatest praise came from London, where General Charles deGaulle, leader of the Free French forces, requested a print of Casablanca fora special showing to his staff. 34. Barb Wire (1996) David Hoganhttp://youtu.be/eFs_YLy3Ld8