Title: Evolution of Film Production and Industry: Sound Stages, Mono no Aware, Post-War Takeover, and Gender Portrayal in Johnny Guitar

1. Why did the sound stage become a necessary component of film productions during the sound era?
2. What is the concept of ‘mono no aware’ and how does it relate to the films of Yasujiro Ozu?
3. For what reason did the western allies take over Germany’s, and to a lesser extent, Japan’s film industries after the war? Consider the work of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in your response.
4. What is significant about Nicholas Ray’s western, Johnny Guitar (1954), specifically with regards to portrayal of gender in the film? (start with reviewing The Story of Film pp 231-232, and feel free to search online further.)