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History of Film 142 - Midterm Part 2
History of Film 142 - Midterm Part 2
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1
Hal Roach is famous for "Our Gang Comedies"
True
False
2
Thomas Ince is known for making Western Films
False
True
3
Which apply to UFA(1917)
German gvmt creates this -supply larger quantity/ better quality films
Nationalism should be explored within their films
Feature-length films
They become the largest and best studio in Europe
4
Charlie Chaplin is known for which of the following:
The Immigrant (1917)
His great stunt work
Pathos (tries to trigger emotion with his films)
Macabre Sense of Humor
5
Dziga Vertov is known for which of the following
Subliminal cuts
Violent content
Stunts
News reels, documentaries
6
Charlie Chaplin is known for this persona?
"The Little Pup"
"The Little Tramp"
"The Boy"
"The Great Stone Face"
7
Who was named "The Boy" as their main character persona
Buster Keaton
Hal roach
Charlie Chaplin
Harold Lloyd
8
Kinoki is a young filmmakers group
False
True
9
Short film about a woman getting locked out of her room in her pajamas
Stuck Outside
Mabel's Strange Predicament
Modern Times
City Lights
10
Vsevolod Pudovkin is known for which of the following:
Not being bent on agitating the audience
Using dogma in his films
Mother (1926)
Being a better storyteller than Eisenstein
11
Chaplin goes on to create United Artists with three others
True
False
12
What is associated with
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(1920)
Comedy
Stars Chaplin
some credit it as the first film w/ a twist ending
Horror film
13
Which of these statements is true about Buster Keaton
Uses a ton of camera movement within his films
Likes to use special effects
Is heavily involved in stunt work
He initially signs with his brother in law - Joseph M Schenck
14
Who went to VGIK to become a director, but was deemed too young? (Instead he started a study group)
Misen Dublin
Lev Kuleshov
Kino Bradva
Sergie Eisenstein
15
Buster Keaton Acted in which of the following:
Gold Rush
Sherlock, Jr
One Week
Strangers on a Train
16
Which applies to "
Der Golem
(1915)"
Parallel action
Failure in box office
"Lost film"
Theme “soullessness”
17
The Kuleshov Effect – States that the shot, or cinematic sign, has two distinct values. Which of the two are correct:
That which it acquires when placed in relationship to other shots
Neither
Both
That which it possesses as a photographic image of the reality
18
Name the movie where Laurel & Hardy are a dynamic duo, in charge of delivering a rather large item
Safety Last
The Music Box
Suns of Desert
The Cameraman
19
Which of these films are attributed to Eisenstein:
None of the above
Strike (1924)
Potemkin (1925)
October (Ten days that shook the world ) (1924)
20
Cutting films as an expressive process whereby logically or empirically dissimilar images linked together to = metaphors
Montage Synthesis
Montage/Soviet montage
None of the above
Compression
21
Term to describe the units of impression combined into one whole that could be used to produce a new level of tension
Impression Tension
Agit - Guignol
Montage of Attractions
Impression Rule
22
Short film, where Chaplin doesn't have money to pay for his meal
City Lights
Lunch Overdue
The Immigrant
Modern Times
23
Karl Freund– DP – helps develop the unchained camera & subjective camera
False
True
24
Due to Hugenberg UFA is going to make films & news reels that are pro-nationalists/pro-Nazi because he is in control
True
False
25
Who ends up signing Laurel and Hardy
Universal Studios
Buster Keaton
Hal Roach Studios
MGM
26
Thomas Ince was also known for which of the following
Using multiple stages
Using multiple filming units
Being a template for the studio system
None of the above
27
Eisenstein created which of these theories
Theory of Characters
Theory of Dialectical Montage
Theory of Impression
Eisenstein Theory
28
French Film d’ Art movement-German people of “higher” class started to respect film more more because of this.
False
True
29
Independent studio that focuses on slapstick comedies and signs both Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand.
Thomas Ince
Columbia Pictures
Mack Sennett
First National
30
Due to everything with Alfred Hugenberg & the direction UFA is heading (pro-nationalist), many people flee to Hollywood
True
False
31
Who founded "Keystone"
Thomas Shaw
Thomas Ince
Charlie Chaplin
Mark Sennett
32
Which of the following were a part of "other studios"
PNC
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
United Artists
First Republic Inc Studios
33
Which of these are associated with Fritz Lang?
His films were expressionistic in theme not necessarily in style
Uses a lot of special effects thanks to Eugen Schuffton (Shuffton process)
Metropolis(1927) – some consider this one of his master works
When he does use lighting, he does it to emphasize architecture
34
10% of films in Germany were actually German because they primarily imported films from other countries
False
True
35
Harold Lloyd is known for the following:
Cameo Appearance
Comedy of Thrills
Macbre Sense of Humor
His love for Blondes
36
What is Kino-glaz
None of the above
“Cinema eye” – The doctrine by which they produced films
Montage of Attractions
Impressionism
37
Movie with both black&white / technicolor
Wizard of Oz
Sherlock Jr
Cherry Blossom
The Music Box
38
Name of school that taught how to make Agitki Films
None of the above
Moscow University of Film
Moscow Film School (VGIK)
Moscow School of Arts
39
An example of Chiaroscuro Lighting would be if there is a crowd of people but you only see four (rest is blacked out)
True
False
40
Hans Janowitz & Carl Mayer are original creators of the Dr. Caligari film – both interested in psychic phenomenon.
True
False
41
Which of the following are associated with Buster Keaton?
The Little Tramp
The Great Stone Face
Sherlock, Jr (1924)
Trajectory Gag
42
What is associated with G.W. Pabst
His films were “street realism” or “Strawson films”
Most famous films – Joyous Street (1925)
Wants to show the lives of people in Germany (realism)
He would reject a lot of techniques used in expressionist films
43
Artistic style/mvmt, utilized in film, that seeks to express artist’s/auteur’s private vision, emotional state, response
Expressionism(German Expressionism)
Objective Reality
Subjective Reality
Auteur Expressionism
44
Sergei Eisenstein was known for which of the following:
Marxist Filmaker
Agit-Guignol (Agitation)
Montage of Attraction
Stunts
45
What applies to "
Homoncul1ous
(1916)"
Theme is “Soullessness”
6-part German serial
Known for parallel action
Known for intense stunts
46
Name of documentary, news reel films that serve as Agitprop (Propaganda for the new Soviet Union)
Prop-Reels
Soviet Propaganda
Agitki Films
Films de Agitprop
47
Which of these are true about Charlie Chaplin's history
He was born to stage parents
His Director Mable teaches him how to create movies
He joins "Fred Karma Company"
He follows his half-brother Sydney by becoming an actor
48
Human history and experience is a perpetual conflict, where one force collides with the counterforce = synthesis
Theory o Synthesis
Theory of movement
Theory of Collision
Theory of Dialectical Montage
49
F.W. Murnau is associated with which of the following
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors
The Last Laugh(1924)
Kammerspielfilm (Intimate theatre)
Visually expressionistic – especially the use of extreme angles.
50
Which are true about Russian Film prior to 1917
Three studios that formed: Khanzhakov, Ermoliev, Thiemann & Reinhardt
All of the above
After WWI breaks out, Russia is able to start making their own films
90% of all films in Russia were imported from European studios
51
Vladimir Lenin believed that film is the most important of the arts” because it is used to keep spirits high
False
True
52
Which are associated with "Kino-Pravda "
Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
Micro-photography
“Film Truth” launched in 1922
Series of documentaries
53
Which of these are major Films and/or Filmmakers of the Expressionistic Movement
Velin Swahn
F.W. Murnao
Hans Janowitz & Carl Mayer
Fritz Lang
54
Thomas Ince's studio was dubbed the following
Thomas Inc Studios
Republic Pictures
Thomas Ince International
Inceville
55
Agitprop is propaganda for the new Soviet Union
False
True
56
Which are associated with UFA Post-1924
Due to extravagant spending, the studio was hurting financially
Alfred Hugenberg– buys American studios out of UFA
Paramount & MGM help bail out UFA - refer to this “era” as Parufamet
Eventual emigration to Hollywood due to pro-nationalist direction of UFA
57
Which apply to "
Der Student Von Prag
(1913)"
All of the above
Uses atmospheric lighting & various visual illusions
Shot by Cuido Seeber
Theme “loss of the soul -soullessness”
58
Which of the following is not a part of "The Big Three" studios
Warner bros
Paramount Pictures (Famous Players/Lasky Corp)
Loew's Ince
First Nation (Signed Chaplin)
59
Which of the following is true of the Kuleshov Workshov?
Being heavily influenced by D.w. Griffith's editing style
Interested in editing experiments
Influenced by montage Editing
Students in the group included Sergei Einstein & Vsevolod Pudovkin
60
Eisenstein latches onto Eduard Tisse so he can learn from him
True
False
61
What clip is from
Safety Last
(1923)
A woman killing a soldier in her kitchen
A man building a poorly built house with his wife (Keaton)
A man climbing a tall building for his friend (Lloyd)
A group of soldiers walking on the beach
62
Buster Keaton's career fades after moving to MGM because he loses his ability to use his artistic creativity
False
True
63
Which of the following are Chaplin films:
Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)
Gold Rush
The Immigrant (1917)
Mable's Strange Predicament (1914)
