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