talkie: A movie made with recorded sound, as opposed to a silent movie. Films may include an audio soundtrack consisting of dialogue, music, and sound effects. trope: Repeated words, images, themes, figures, people, sounds, objects, or plot elements that become a metaphorical reference and may be used as a shortcut in storytelling, similar to a figure of speech. For example, common character tropes are the damsel in distress, the trusty sidekick, and the mad scientist. Tropes can lead to the development of stereotypical representations of people, characters, settings, or scenarios in film, both within a single work and across works by different authors typecast: The process in which an actor is repeatedly cast in similar roles based on a quality they possess or represent. Typecasting often leads to the formation of stereotypes and limits both the variety of depictions of people and the opportunities available to those who are typecast. For people of color, being typecast often puts them into a box that prevents them from showcasing the breadth and depth of their authentic lived experience in their roles. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852): An abolitionist novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe focusing on the struggles of an enslaved man, known as Uncle Tom, who has been sold numerous times and has to endure physical brutality by slave drivers and his masters. One of Stowe’s central themes is that Tom endured his suffering by remaining steadfast in his strong Christian beliefs. The novel was extremely popular in the mid-nineteenth century and has been adapted many times for stage and screen. Stowe’s Uncle Tom was originally admired as a deeply pious man who sacrifices his life to protect two enslaved women, but over time the character came to be regarded with contempt, hence the derisive use of “Uncle Tomism” to indicate excessive servility or selling out to white power.
vaudeville: A type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early twentieth century, featuring a mixture of specialty acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance.
the things the Code banned were profanity, suggestive nudity, graphic or real violence, depictions of sexual desire, including homosexuality and women’s sexual desire, and rape. It prohibited favorable depictions of criminals, critiques of religion and capitalism, and any suggestion of actual sex between consenting adults (which is why even married adults are seen sleeping in separate beds). To avoid offending white Southerners, storylines involving “miscegenation” or interracial romance and sexual relations were taboo.
the Lincoln Motion Picture Company and the Micheaux Film Corporation, as well as white-owned production studios like the Norman Film Manufacturing Company. While many of the films are lost, surviving posters offer a glimpse into this tremendously creative world. Unlike Hollywood productions, independent race films offered robust opportunities for Black actors and moviemakers. Despite the social and cultural barriers of racial violence and discrimination, this was a fertile period for Black storytelling, producing movies that were inspired and appreciated by Black communities, and which often dealt with the manifold impacts of segregation. racial segregation: The practice of enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. In the US, even after slavery had been abolished, several states upheld Jim Crow laws, which legally allowed public facilities, including schools, housing, hospitals, transportation, and movies, to remain segregated. Segregation is a form of discrimination and can lead to harmful impacts like racialized violence.
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2. California Common Core Curriculum Standards
Arts
narrative film: A film that tells a fictionalized story, event, or narrative through cinematic means.
Prof.MA:Re8, Acc.MA:Re8, Adv.MA:Re8 Prof.MA:Re9, Acc.MA:Re9, Adv.MA:Re9 Prof.MA:Cn11, Acc.MA:Cn11, Adv.MA:Cn11
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was founded in New York in 1909 by Black and white activists partly in response to the violence Black people faced in the United States and as an institutional base for fighting injustice. Early organizers were W. E. B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, and Ida B. Wells. The NAACP has helped to win major legal victories from the civil rights era to the present day. over-the-shoulder shot: A type of camera angle in which the camera is placed above the back of the shoulder and head of a subject. principal character: A character in a work of art, typically with a narrative, by which a story is driven forward through their point of view. production design: The visual elements of a film linked to what filmmakers call the mise en scene. Production design sets the scene in a movie and keeps viewers grounded in the world of the film. Production designers make choices about the entire world that characters inhabit, including the interiors and exteriors of structures, furniture, plants, objects on shelves, dishes in the sink, cars, and much more. race films: Between 1915 and 1948, more than 150 independent companies produced and distributed Black- cast films, or “race movies,” which offered an array of stories and roles for Black actors and were aimed at segregated Black audiences. Movies in all genres— melodramas, westerns, comedies, adventure films—were made by Black-owned production companies such as
English Language Arts
LS: 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.5, 11-12.6 RSIT: 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.5, 11-12.7 WS: 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.5, 11-12.6, 11-12.7, 11-12.8, 11-12.9, 11-12.10 WHSST: 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11 12.5, 11-12.6, 11-12.7, 11-12.8, 11-12.9
recidivism: The tendency of a person convicted of a crime to reoffend.
History/Social Science
screenplay: Written text that provides the basis for a film production, usually including not only the dialogue spoken by the characters but also a shot-by-shot outline of the film’s action. script: A document that comprises setting, characters, dialogue, and stage directions for movies, TV shows, and stage plays.
US: 11.5, 11.10, 11.11 WH: 10.11
CTE Knowledge and Performance Anchor Standards
Communications: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,2.5 Technology: 4.1, 4.5
silent films: Films with no audio soundtrack.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 Ethics and Legal Responsibilities: 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 Leadership and Teamwork: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3., 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7 Technical Knowledge and Skills: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4
stereotype: Beliefs and opinions people hold about the characteristics, traits, and behaviors of a certain group of people or objects. People are often stereotyped based on sex, gender identity, race and ethnicity, nationality, age, socioeconomic status, language, and more. Stereotypes are deeply embedded within social institutions and cultures. synopsis: A brief summary introducing the genre, themes, characters, setting, and other important details of a story, paper, or work of art.
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