History of Film Review

Question 1

The Lumiere brothers invented a lightweight device that filmed AND projected movies, called...

Accepted Answer

cinematographe

Question 2

Who was the first filmmaker(s) to experiment with editing and special effects?

Accepted Answer

George Melies

Question 3

Who was the first filmmaker to use film to tell a story?

Accepted Answer

George Melies

Question 4

The person(s) who invented the kinetoscope were....

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison and William Dickson

Question 5

Innovations during the Golden Age of Hollywood include...

Accepted Answer

color film and wide screen formats

Question 6

The first director to start moving the camera was...

Accepted Answer

Edwin S. Porter

Question 7

Which device allowed for the projection of longer films?

Accepted Answer

the Latham loop

Question 8

"Feature" (longer) films allowed for the development of...

Accepted Answer

character

Question 9

The first films were shown on a device called the...

Accepted Answer

kinetoscope

Question 10

The first "talkie," or talking film, was...

Accepted Answer

The Jazz Singer

Question 11

The first commercially available means for taking photographs was on a device called the...

Accepted Answer

daguerreotype

Question 12

D.W. Griffith is known for his experimentation with....

Accepted Answer

flashbacks, point of view shot, camera distance, insert shots

Question 13

The most famous Edwin S. Porter film is called...

Accepted Answer

The Great Train Robbery

Question 14

Problems with adding sound to film included (choose all that apply)

Accepted Answer

microphones were large and required electricity, Actors had to successfully communicate with voice/dialogue, amplification was insufficient

Question 15

Films are possible because of a natural human phenomenon known as...

Accepted Answer

the persistence of vision

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