Media and Society Chapter 6

The first motion picture was built in new jersey by A- Thomas Edison B- William Dickson C- Hannibal Goodwin D- George Eastman

A- Thomas Edison

In 1893, this British inventor introduced his photographic system, which used translucent paper and was so sensitive that it permitted exposure times as short as a few seconds A- William Henry Fox Talbot B- Hennibal Goodwin C- Louis Dagurre D- William DIckson

A- William Henry Fox Talbot

Modern filmmaking characterized by reduced risk taking and formulaic movies is called A- blockbuster mentality B- block booking C- concept filmmaking D- vertical integration

A- blockbuster mentality

William Dickson developed the first motion picture camera, permitting the photographing of 40 frames a second called? A- kinetogrpah B- zoopraxiscope C- nickelodeon D- calotype

A- kinetograph

About one-fifth of each year's feature films are produced by A- major studios and corporate independents B- independent studios C- foreign language films D- distributors

A- major studios and corporate independents

The first director to utilize editing, intercutting of scenes, and a mobile camera to tell a story was A- D.W. Griffith B- Edwin S. Porter C- George Melies D- Steven Spielberg

B- Edwin S. Porter

In the 1920's what actor was arrested for murder in a San Francisco hotel A- Doulas Fairbanks B- Fatty Arbuckle C- Wallace Reid D- Mary Pickford

B- Fatty Arbuckle

Because of scandal Hollywood established the self censoring board, The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of American. The MPPDA was simply called A- Code B- Hays Office C- Cartel D- Trust

B- Hays Office.

The process of photography was fist invented around 1816 by? A- Hannibal Goodwin B- Joseph Nicephore Niepce C- William Dickson D- Louis Daugerre

B- Joseph Nicephore Niepce

The control of a film's production, distribution, and exhibition by a movie studio is called A- block booking B- vertical integration C- unauthorized domination D- "Paramounting"

B- Vertical Integration

William Henry Fox Talbot's photographic system was superior to the daguerreotype because it permitted shorter exposure times, among other reasons A- persistence of vision B- calotype C- emulsification D- speedy exposure

B- calotype

The first all sound movie released in 1928 was A- Of mice of men B- lights of new york C- the jazz singer D- don juan =

B- lights of new york

This is important to film narrative and ties together two separate but related shots in such a way that they take on a new, unified meaning A- storyboarding B- montage C- narrative structure D- editing

B- montage

Music for the kinetoscope was provided by what other Edison invention? A- calotype B- phonograph C- nickelodeon D- light sensitive emulsion

B- phonograph

indepedently produced movie that does not have the money to promote. Exhibit it in 8 theaters in some of the country's biggest cites and wait for word of mouth to promote the movie. What was engaged in? A- green light process B- platform rollout C- synergy exhibition process D- distribution-by-bits rollout

B- platform rollout

The Lumiere brothers' most important contribution to the development of motion pictures was A- the introduction of talkies B- The projection of movies on a screen in a dark room C- the introduction of color D- all of these

B- the projection of movies on a screen in a dark room

The name of the first motion picture studio was A- the Trust B- MGM C- Black Maria D- Famous player in Famous plays

C- Black Maria

The Lumiere brothers developed a device that would both shoot and project motion pictures. They called it the A- Zoopraxiscope B- Nickelodeon C- Cinematographe D- Calotype

C- Cinematographe

Is the storage of system-operating software in third party servers, which help reduce production costs. A-Vertical integration B- green light process C- Cloud computing D- Microcinema

C- Cloud Computing

In 1873, former California governor Leland Stanford employed which photographer to help win his bet about running horses? A- Louis Deguerre B- William Dickson C- Eadweard Muybridge D- Thomas Edison

C- Eadweard Muybrige

Narrative was first introduced to film by A- William Dickson B- Hannibal Goodwin C- George Melies D- Edwin S. Porter

C- George Melies

Thomas Edison bought the patent fir an advanced film projector from the U.S. inventor A- George Eastman B- Hannibal Goodwin C- Thomas Armat D- William Dickson

C- Thomas Armat

In 1908, Thomas Edison united the 10 companies that held all the necessary patents for film production into the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) , which was often simply called the A- Hays office B-Conglomerate C- Trust D- Cartel

C- Trust

Thomas Edison sought profit from Eadweard Muybride's discovery of how to make motion pictures. He gave this task of improving this process to who A- Louis Daguerre B- Thomas Edison C- William Dickson D- Eadweard Muybridge

C- William Dickson

Eadwaeard Muybride invented this to project his slides of people and animals in a way that would give the appearance of motion A- Caltoype B- Kinetograph C- Zoopraxiscope D- Nickelodean

C- Zoopraxiscope

When a studio makes the decision to produce a picture it has what the project A- exhibited B- green lighted C- block booked D- synergized

C- block booked

The majority of movies that make it to U.S. theater screens are produced by A- corporate independents B- major studios C- independent studios D- distributors

C- independent studios

Edison's first films were not projected, but run through a peep show device called A- calotype B- nicjelodeon C- kinetoscope D- zoopraxiscope

C- kinetoscope

The linking of consumer products, such as toys and hamburgers, with popular movies is called A- blockbuster mentality B- product placement C- merchandise tie-in D- concept filmmaking

C- merchandise tie-in

The early films of Edison and the Lumiere brothers A- were always accompanied by sound B- were in primitive form of hand- painted color C-were shot reproductions of reality shot in fixed frame D- scared people out of their movie seats

C- were shot reproductions of reality shot in fixed frame

What are two economic innovations that helped the movie industry survive the Great Depression A- Color, Cinemascope B- Special effects, 3-D C- New genres, new narrative forms D- Double features, B-movies

D- Double features, B-movies

The modern independent film boom is said to be started by A- Hollywood Shuffle B- Malcolm X C- Pulp Fiction D- Easy Rider

D- Easy Rider

Celluloid roll film was developed in 1887 by A- Louis Daguerre B- William Henry Fox Talbot C- William Dickson D- Hannibal Goodwin

D- Hannibal Goodwin

The 1948 Supreme Court decision that outlawed vertical integration is called A- Hays Decision B- Block Booking Decision C- Code Decision D- Paramount Decision

D- Paramount Decision

The making of a movie is A- exhibition B- distribution C- creation D- production

D- Production

The first film to utilize editing, intercutting of scenes, and a mobile camera to tell a story was A- intolerance B- Birth of a Nation C- A trip to the Moon D- The Great Train Robbery

D- The Great Train Robbery

Movies that can be described in one line and are thus easy to promote and market are called A- vertical fims' B- blockbuster C- B-movies D- concept films

D- concept films

The process of recording images on polished metal plates covered with an emulsion of silver iodide is called A- Calotype B- Emulsification C- the eastman process D- daguerreotype

D- daguerrotype

Showing movies in the theater is called A- production B- creation C- distribution D- exhibition

D- exhibition

Studios financing their own films with their own money are called A- corporate independents B- independents C- distributors D-majors

D- majors

Where did is cost 5 cents to see a movie at A- kinetoscope parlor B- daguerrerotype salon C- picture house D- nickelodeon

D- nickelodeon

People can see motion in rapidly moving pictures because of the physiological phenomenon known as A- occular acuity B- visual memory C- rapid eye movement D- persistence of vision

D- persistence of vision

The MPPDA established a set of guidelines of what was and was not acceptable in movies called? A- List B-Cartel Rules C- Trust D- Motion Picture Production Code

D-Motion Picture Production Code