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Film History Quiz 1
From Thompson and Bordwell's Film History Introduction
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
04/28/2008

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Term
What was not a technological precondition for motion pictures?
Definition
the capacity to record both images and sounds
Term
What was the main objective of Eadweard Muybridge and Étienne Jules Marey, who invented two major precursors of motion pictures?
Definition
to analyze the motion of animals such as horses and birds
Term
What was Thomas Edison's first cinematic invention called?
Definition
Kinetoscope
Term
What was the significance of the Cinématographe?
Definition
it functioned as a 35mm film camera, printer, and projector
Term
What was not a typical subject for the earliest films?
Definition
adaptations of classic novels
Term
Which early French filmmaker gained fame mainly for fantasy movies and trick films?
Definition
Méliès
Term
What sort of films did early British filmmakers specialize in?
Definition
trick films using innovative editing
Term
What were the major American film production companies in the period 1898 to 1904?
Definition
Edison, American Mutoscope & Biograph, and American Vitagraph
Term
What is most characteristic of the filmmaking of Edwin S. Porter?
Definition
the use of many shots to tell a fictional story
Term
Which French film company was known for its hand-stenciled color release prints and Max Linder comedies?
Definition
Pathé
Term
What country was most dominant in the world film market during the period 1905-1912?
Definition
France
Term
What country was not a major producer of films in the period 1905-1912?
Definition
Germany
Term
What were nickelodeons?
Definition
Storefront theaters furnished simply with wooden seats or benches
Term
Which of the following best describes the typical program seen in a nickelodeon?
Definition
A brief program shown continuously with sound accompaniment
Term
What was the Motion Picture Patents Company (the MPPC)?
Definition
A company created by Edison and AM&B to control patents and charge fees to other companies
Term
What was not a consequence of the formation of the MPPC?
Definition
Heavy competition from foreign film companies in the American film industry
Term
What best characterizes the developments in the American film industry from 1909 to 1915?
Definition
Competition from the independents, a series of court cases decided against it, mismanagement, and the rise of the feature film all contributed to the decline of the MPPC
Term
How did the star system first begin in American cinema?
Definition
Fans spontaneously demonstrated interest in their favorite film players and named them after the production company whose films they appeared in
Term
What is not a typical characteristic of film style in the years leading up to the formation of the classical Hollywood style?
Definition
camera movements such as tracking or dolly shots
Term
D.W. Griffith's The Lonely Villa is an example of a film that makes extensive use of what technique?
Definition
intercutting
Term
What effect did World War I have on the international film industry?
Definition
It allowed Hollywood to increase its international exports
Term
What does not characterize cinema in the later 1910s?
Definition
Hollywood films depended on exports to cover production costs
Term
What was not a production trend in 1910s cinema?
Definition
British trick films using innovative editing effects
Term
Which country became known for its diva films?
Definition
Italy
Term
What best characterizes the films of the Swedish director Victor Sjöström?
Definition
depth staging and mastery of shooting in natural landscapes
Term
What industrial strategy was most important in the formation of the major Hollywood studios in the 1910s?
Definition
vertical integration of film production, distribution and exhibition
Term
What was not typical in filmmaking in Hollywood during the 1910s?
Definition
precision staging in depth
Term
What American Civil War epic film was simultaneously praised for its artistic achievement and denounced for its racism?
Definition
The Birth of a Nation
Term
What description best characterizes the 1910s films of Charlie Chaplin?
Definition
slapstick comedies featuring fights and chases but with an element of pathos
Term
What is the slash system of animation?
Definition
redrawing only the moving portion of a figure
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