Film History

It is mandatory for a film to be rated

Who is Charlie Chaplin

Synchronized sound means the sound is recorded at the same time the movies is filmed.

DW Griffith invented the close-up, flashback, insert shots, and cross-cutting

What does NR stand for?

All 'Black and White' films are black and white

Why is the Jazz Singer so important to film history?

What are the current movie ratings?

Film has always had a clear narrative (story structure)

CARA is a group of educated parents that watch and rate the movies

Film was an accident

Who tried suing everyone who made movies or equipment to make movies because he claimed he owned all of the patents?

In 1984 these two movies had too much violence that it created a PG13 rating.

What does the MPAA stand for

What is film called when we can hear the actors speaking?

A film narrative is a story with a beginning, middle and end.

Who directed A Trip to the Moon

A reel of film is 7-11 min long

Which one is NOT a characteristic of a 'black and white' film

A film narrative is a story with a beginning, middle and end.

Which American inventor and entrepreneur discovered how to develop photographs onto paper?

A textile's are words that appear on a screen in the silent film era

What is Nickelodeon

Live orchestra's would play in the theatre during a silent film.

A trip to the moon was hand painted for color