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