The MPAA Must Die (and How You Can Help Make That Happen)
22.05.12
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First National (which would merge with Warner Bros. 6 years later) banded together to create a trade association called the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. It’s also always had a history of questionable practices . When the organization was 3 years old, it rightfully came under attack from independent filmmakers and the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America. Their problem? The studios had created a trust to help each other hold tight to profits. An extensive report was filed with the Federal Trade Commission, a few changes were made, but nothing was done to stop the MPPDA’s domination.
In 1930, the Big Three, with former Post Master General Will Hays as their head, created the Hays Code which detailed what was acceptable and not acceptable in movies. It was a restraining self-censorship that affected the films being made and being seen by the public. This became their public image – a morality police for moving art. It just so happened that they owned the studios, so if your movie wasn’t made by their specifications, it didn’t get played.
Source: Film School Rejects
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