COM100 Chapter 5 Study Guide

Where did the motion picture industry begin, and for what reason?

(the eastern seaboard) especially New York City - the center of entertainment / thomas edison's labs were near

When were the first cable television systems, called community antenna television (CATV), built non commercially?

1948

Which era is often referred to as the golden age of television?

1950s

On average, how many hours per day does a child between eight and eighteen spend in front of some kind of screen (TV, computer, or smartphone/mobile device)?

6.5 hours a day

According to a recent study, _ percent of American consumers binge-watch TV.

70%

Which of the following directors is generally considered one of the most influential international film auteurs, some of whose early films were remade as Westerns? Spike Lee Akira Kurosawa Clint Eastwood Sergio Leone

Akira Kurosawa

Which very early film known for pioneering innovative cinematic techniques became a controversial classic because of its racial stereotyping?

Birth of a Nation

Who created Nosferatu, an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula tale, that helped develop the language of film?

F.W. Murnau

Which statement best describes the movie-industry business model? Make one blockbuster movie and dozens of low-budget films every year. Raise theater ticket prices every two years. Go out and get as many people as possible to pay to watch a movie. Create licensing deals that generate more revenue than the actual movie.

Go out and get as many people as possible to pay to watch a movie.

The current president of Lucasfilm is ________, who identifies the essence of great film as great _______.

Kathleen Kennedy, storytelling

Which of the following assertions is correct about MTV? Jackass was its most viewed series ever. MTV's first music video was Michael Jackson's "Thriller." MTV exemplified a shift in television programming to a fragmented and specialized approach. MTV exemplified a shift in television programming to a one-size-fits-all approach.

MTV exemplified a shift in television programming to a fragmented and specialized approach.

What is the main traditional media channel in which movies are generally marketed?

TV Advertising

Which of these was the first of two changes that radically altered the video market? The Telecommunications Act of 1996 The move from DVDs to streaming The move from videotapes to DVDs The invention of HD technology

The move from videotapes to DVDs

Which of these was the first position of the movie industry on the trend toward digital streaming services? The movie industry liked the trend because it protects against digital privacy. The movie industry disliked this trend because profit margins are lower with digital streaming. The movie industry was not concerned because streaming services offer formulaic and inferior viewing fare. The movie industry was not concerned because the high overhead for streaming services means lower inventory.

The movie industry disliked this trend because profit margins are lower with digital streaming.

Famous for movies that conjured illusions, Georges Méliès was the first director who __

__used special effects (appear, disappear, change, split screen, double exposure, dissolve)______.

Which TV program, the highest-rated series of the 1970s, paved the way for exploration of the controversial themes - contemporary social and civil rights issues?

all in the family

Joseph Niépce created pictures in 1827 using an to light that required of exposure.

an asphalt-like material that hardened after exposure, eight hours

What was the earliest recording device in the history of photography?

camera obscura

Named for its French inventor, which of the following was an early type of photographic device that allowed photographs to be created by exposing positive images on a metal plate?

daguerreotype

The primary function of the American motion picture industry is to _

entertain

Because of increasing broadband access and growing ranks of cord cutters, cable companies have begun to offer _

expensive TV packages that consist of many channels subscribers pay for but do not watch.

What is HBO's most popular television series to date?

game of thrones

Who invented roll film in 1884, making it more practical for newspapers to publish timely news photos?

george eastman

Two of the earliest and most famous Technicolor films, both released in 1939, became classics in the history of American cinema. What are these two films?

gone with the wind and wizard of oz

Who was the nineteenth-century photographer acclaimed for his Civil War photos and portraits of famous people?

matthew brady

A difference existed between the camera invented by Thomas Edison and the one patented by the Lumière brothers in France: the Lumières' camera was _

more portable

Which is the biggest reason the soap opera, a staple of early television programming, has largely disappeared? the principal advertisers for such shows no longer exist television has been reluctant to produce Spanish-language telenovelas brand-name advertisers for household products no longer feel the need to spend money on television commercials to gain new customers most women have entered the workplace and audiences have shrunk

most women have entered the workplace and audiences have shrunk

Which category constitutes the largest single expense in a movie budget?

production

The work of which contemporary film director/writer, known for "Pulp Fiction," has drawn criticism for its often blatantly violent content?

quentin tarantino

Where did much of television's earliest programming come from?

radio

Who directed the first great documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922)?

robert j flaherty

What are the two major functions of still images in society?

surveillance and cultural transmission

Released in 1927 and starring Al Jolson, the first commercially successful "talkie" was _____

the Jazz Singer

Watching short recorded scenes on a Kinetoscope, a precursor to the motion picture viewer, was similar to the experience of a _

vaudeville peep show

Concerns raised about binge-watching TV are similar to those regarding the potentially harmful effects of __________.

video games