Question 2-1The OWI (United States Office of War Information) was an extension of the United States government, established during World War II. It was created with the aim of spreading propaganda both domestically and abroad. Through radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, photographs, films, and other forms of media, the OWI was the ultimate link between the battlefront and its civilian communities. The BMPA – Bureau of Motion Picture Affairs –i. As mentioned above, during the United States' involvement in World War II, the Hollywood film industry became extremely involved with the government in order to support its information campaign on war aims through cinema and other forms of media. Following the declaration of war on Japan, the government created the Bureau of Motion Picture Affairs to better coordinate the production of feature-length entertainment films (movies) with more patriotic and morale-boosting themes and messages, putting the emphasis on the "American way of life", the nature of the enemy and allies, civil responsibility on the home front and of course, the fighting forces themselves. Why these (OWI and BMPA) are relative to this class: OWI operated until about September 1945 - that's basically where this class picks up. BUT, that being said, everything we discussed and saw in this class from 1945 onwards was affected by everything that happened before! The same goes for the BMPA – the OWI and the BMPA marked a major turning point for the film industry – particularly in terms of marketing and propaganda. We see it every day in today's film industry. Issue 2-2PCA - the Administration of the Production Code, was encouraged by Catholics and was created in an effort to enforce the code of censorship adopted by the ind...... middle of paper .... .... reflects the personal creative vision of the director, as if he were the main "auteur" - which is the French word for author. By law, any film produced is treated as a work of art and the author, as the creator of the film, is the original copyright owner. This theory has influenced film criticism since the early 1950s, when it was originally advocated by director and critic François Truffaut, through a certain type of film analysis. Auteur theory itself was developed a few years later in the United States through the writings of The Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris. Why Author is relevant to the classroom: This marks an important time in the film industry for copyright and authorship of films in production. So this is an extremely important part of this class and the evolution of the film industry over the last few decades..