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Not censorship per se, depending on how you understand censorship, but three letter agencies in the US often have an "advisorial" function in the production of
by chmod775 9y ago
Not censorship per se, depending on how you understand censorship, but three letter agencies in the US often have an "advisorial" function in the production of many movies, particularly war movies. Most of the time you will even find them credited.
Their influence usually shows itself in how america/troops/wars are portrayed, such as negative language being replaced by neutral statements - but sometimes there are bigger changes.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/hollywood-cia-washington-dc-films-fbi-24-intervening-close-relationship-a7918191.html http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/hollywood-cia-washington...
- astebbin 9y agoIn the U.S., participation with these agencies is entirely optional. My understanding is that they offer access to government locales, equipment, and consultants in exchange for a positive portrayal. This would seem to me a fair trade, and one which the audience is able to perceive and assess. In China and similar countries, good luck portraying the army in a negative light, whether you ask for their cooperation or not.
- DanBC 9y ago> In the U.S., participation with these agencies is entirely optional. If you want your film to include footage on a warship, or with tanks, or etc you'll need the armed forces to cooperate, and they only cooperate on films that make them look good. Better CGI and good set design is making this less of a problems. This isn't really a problem of censorship, but it is propaganda.