Editorial Report 12b

Here's another editorial report. Yay for progress!

Audience questions

• The content changed because I added a little more history about the MPAA and I made the connection between the information and the main argument, which I think makes the purpose more clear. 
• The form changed significantly, since now its an audio clip rather than written. I haven't completely put together the pictures I'm going to have, but I wanted to show some progress in the interest of finishing up blogs.

So here's the bit of rough script from my second section:

Let’s talk about the MPAA again. Like I mentioned before, the original MPAA was created in 1922 as a response to a few sex scandals that made the Puritan groups wary of the cinema. (some scenes from old movies of this time period)

It regulated the content that could be displayed in movies for decades and began to grow more and more powerful as the American cinema grew in popularity in countries all over the world. (graph of where the MPAA has an important presence in the world) The MPAA had two jobs; to lobby in Washington and regulate the movies.

The original regulations created by the MPAA were quite strict and kept practically all adult content out of movies. This changed in the 1960s after films in other countries became more bold and the American movie directors wanted more creative freedom. The director of the MPAA, Jack Valenti, created the ratings system we have in place today as a replacement for the previous regulations. Before the ratings system, movies were for everybody. The ratings system was revolutionary and benefited the directors greatly. The original system was made up of G, PG, R, and X ratings; the X rating would later be changed to NC-17. (picture of all the ratings and their audiences)

It wasn’t until the 1980’s that the MPAA began to receive heavy criticism. Parents were distraught at the type of content that appeared in PG movies; most parents assumed that a PG rating meant that the film would be appropriate for children in every way and they wouldn’t need to check what their children were watching as long as it was PG. (a few clips of scenes from gory PG movies of the time)

Horror movies in particular received plenty of criticism for their PG ratings; one of the most popular PG horror movies of the 80’s was Jaws, which everyone knows is a violent film. (Jaws clip)

The last straw came from the combination of the horror movie, Gremlins(clip), and the action-thriller Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.(clip) Steven Spielberg directed the Indiana Jones movie and produced Gremlins, and ended up experiencing plenty of backlash from angry parents. From this conflict, the PG-13 rating was born; movies that would include some violence or adult content, but not enough to be a film targeted towards adults.

The Pg-13 rating was a goldmine for directors and producers. Movies with a PG-13 rating were open to a broader audience and brought in more revenue. Directors began to create their movies around the parameters of what could be rated PG-13; horror movies in particular suffered. As I mentioned before, some of the major aspects of horror stem from what parents deem inappropriate and what leaves the most long-lasting impressions on children the most; violence and graphic gore. If directors of horror movies wanted to stay PG-13, they had to make their movies more and more kid friendly; doesn’t this seem a little counter-intuitive? Why should movies meant to scare mature adults be more kid friendly?

Here's a link my new edited version where I'm reading the script off.

Am I making this too lengthy?