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Cards Term Dr. Peter Mark Roget Definition Persistence of Vision Theory Term First Optical Toy Definition Thaumatrope- horse spinning Term Matthew Brady Definition Wet plates- 2 min, Dry plates- 10 sec. Term Edweard Muybridge Definition Zoopraxiscope- camera that projected pictures. Term Jules Marey Definition Photographic Gun- 12 frames/sec Term Kinetograph Definition First true camera invented- Thomas Edison, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. Term Thomas Edison, film studio, new jersey Definition Black Maria Term Kinetoscope Definition Personal Projector Term Lumiere Bros. Definition French, cinematographe (hand-cranked camera) made "actualities"- train coming into station. Term First film screening in Paris Definition Grand Cafe Term George Melies Definition Frenchman first to tell stories with film. props, actors, special effects. "A Trip to the Moon". "Artificially Arranged Scenes"- name of type of films. Term Lumiere Bros. company that sells and distributes films all over world. Definition Pathe-Friere Term Two big American Film companies Definition 1.Biograph 2.Vitagraph Term Edwin Porter Definition "Great Train Robbery", parallel action. Term Motion Pictures Patent Company Definition Blackmailed Kodak is they sold film to non-registered companies. Term Sarah Bernhardt, Definition Queen Elizabeth- Acting group from France. most famous actress. Term Italian film showed to upper class. Definition Quo Vadis Term Cecil b de Mille Definition "The Squaw Man"- first American feature film. Term D.W. Griffith Definition Director "Judith of Bethulia"- left New York to go to California. Term Billy Bitzer Definition cameraman for D.W. Griffith Term Mack Sennett Definition Keystone Company- comedy shorts, sped up action, violence, keystone cops, bathing beauties. Term Fatty Arbuckle Definition Big comedian Star. Term Harold Lloyd Definition Master of Thrill comedy- dangerous stunts. "Safety Last"- yuppie, good kid. Term Buster Keaton Definition "great stoneface"-nothing affected him. "The General"-famous film. Term Carl Laemmly Definition PR guy that planted stories that actress was missing. Founder of Universal. Term Florence Lawrence Definition Biograph Girl. Leads to Star System. Term The Clansman Definition D.W. Griffith. Racist movie. edited down and retitled "The Birth of a Nation". Made american films front of the pack. Term States Rights Definition Give the state money and you could distribute all over the state. Term Joseph Briele Definition Composer for Birth of a Nation. LA Philharmonic, first time film had own score. Term First Movie Palace built Definition The Strand Term Hal Roach Definition Opens comedy studio and hires Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. Term Sherman Anti-Trust Act Definition allowed competition, put MPPC, vitagraph, and biograph out of business. Term United Artists Studio Definition Founded by: 1. Mary Pickford 2. Douglas Fairbanks 3. Charlie Chaplin 4. D.W. Griffith Term Inventions that hurt growth of film in 20's. Definition Automobile and Radio. Term Dr. Lee de Forest Definition Sound Amplification Term Theodore Case Definition invents sound on film. bought by Fox Fox Movietone News. Term Vitaphone Definition new sound system, separate from film. "Don Juan" "Jazz Singer" stars Al Jolson. Term "The Singing Fool" Definition Made other studios switch to sound. Term Problems Related to Advent of Sound Definition 1. Studios have to be made soundproof 2. Movie theaters have to switch to sound. 3. Hurts foreign market. 4. Camera inside of a box-blimp. Term Charlie Chaplin- First full length feature Definition "The Kid" Term "The Circus" Definition Chaplin wins academy award. Term "City Lights" Definition wrote, directed, starred, by Chaplin. made a lot of money Term "Modern Times" Definition Marks the end of the silent film era. Chaplin. Term Paulette Goddard Definition Chaplin's love affair. Term 3 Reasons why Chaplin left the U.S. forever Definition 1. He never became a U.S. citizen 2. You can't have sex with 15 yr olds when you are 50. 3. He was too left-winged. Term Genres- 1930's, advent of sound Musical Genre Definition backstage musicals. Busby Berkely, actors were props. Romance musicals- Fred Astair, Ginger Rogers. good dialogue, elegant. Term Genres- 1930's, advent of sound Gangster Genre Definition "Scarface", "Little Caesar", "Public Enemy" The gangsters were the heroes, not the government. G-men The FBI are stars and capture gangsters. Reflects society changes. Term Genres- 1930's, advent of sound Horror Genre Definition Universal Studios. "Dracula" "Frankenstein", book written by Term Genres- 1930's, advent of sound Comedy Genre Definition "anarchistic"- (life out of control)- mocks society, family, gov't, religion, romance. W.C. Fields and May West were comedy stars. May West mocked sexuality. Term Marx Bros. Definition Comedies done in Astoria, Queens. "Animal Crackers" "Duck Soup"- mocked gov't, no romance, ruined career because of bad timing. Term Genres- 1930's, advent of sound Screwball Comedy Genre Definition Romantic Comedy, battle of sexes. Excellent scripts. "Bringing up Baby" Term "Steamboat Willy" Definition Disnet- First Animated sound-sync short Term First Feature Length Animated Cartoon Definition "Snow White" Term First film to use three color process. Definition "Fantasia" Term Will Hays Definition Head of Censorship Bureau Term Joe Breen Definition Catholic Legion of Decency. FBI member who becomes Hays partner. Term Joe Breen- 7 commandments Definition 1. 3 second kiss. 2. no nudity 3. one leg on the floor. Term Shirley Temple Definition #1 female star- late 30's Term 3 films done about WWII. Definition 1. "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" 2."The Great Dictator"- Chaplin 3."Foreign Correspondent"- Alfred Hitchcock Term "Why we fight series" Definition 7 feature length documentaries on war. Term Why Hollywood has amazing success 1941-46 Definition 1. Swing Shift- women were working and had money to go to movies. 2. Free props from U.S. army. 3. 25% of ticket sales go to war. Term Post War Era- New Genres Social Realism Definition Term Post War Era- New Genres Film Noir Definition dark or black cinema. "Double Indemnity"- directed by Billy Wilder Characteristics of Film Noir 1. main character has fatal flaw 2. character feels trapped or cornered- downward spiral. 3. superior writing- pulp fiction 4. brilliant lighting Term Post War Era- New Genres Docudrama Definition shot on location, based on real stories. use a lot of real people. "Call Northside 777"- chicago "House on 92nd Street"- found nest of Nazi spies. Term Post War Era- New Genres Atomic Scare Genre Definition "Them"- giant ants "The Thing" Term J. Parnell Thomas Definition HUAC, made people testify about communism. black list. Term Hollywood Ten Definition 8 writers, 1 director, 1 producer, arrested and served 13 mos. prison. Term Reasons why "old" Hollywood fades away Definition 1.Advent of television 2.Paramount Consent Decree- gov't makes them sell movie theaters. 3. HUAC 4. Tax on american imports. 5.rise of the agent Term Lou Wasserman Definition first real agent. Kirk Douglas, burt lancaster. actors get part of profits. Term 1950s Technical Inventions Definition 3D movies- "Dial M for Murder" Cinerama- "make screen bigger" cinemascope- anamorphic lens- widescreen stereophonic sound techni-color. Term Marlon Brando Definition "The Wild One" Term "Blackboard Jungle" Definition First film to introduce rock and roll song as feature song. Rock around the clock. Term James Dean Definition "Rebel without a cause" Term 1950's musicals Definition "Singing in the Rain", "Oklahoma" Term Bible Epics Definition "The Robe"- first film done in cinemascope. used sex in movies. Term 1960's- How Hollywood gets out of slump Definition 1. Allowed old movies to be shown on tv. 2. used studios to make tv shows. 3.famous tv directors bring style to film. 4. movies shot in foreign countries for less money. Term Conglomeration Definition Universal joins MCA Paramount joins Gulf and Western United Artists joined Trans America Warner Bros and Kinney Term "Bonnie and Clyde" Definition lots of violence, robbing banks. Term "The Graduate" Definition showed more sexuality Term "Midnight Cowboy" Definition X-rated- wins academy award for best picture. Term Rev Thomas Dixon Definition Wrote Clansman Term Mary Shelley. Definition Wrote Frankenstein Term "Lost Weekend" Definition alcoholism Term "Home of the Brave" Definition racism in military N word - Term "Pinky"- Definition light skinend black pretends to be white. Term "Gentleman's Agreement Definition Antisemitism- Term G-Men Definition The FBI are stars and capture gangsters. Reflects society changes. Term Billy Wilder Definition "Double Indemnity" film noir Term cinematographe Definition hand-cranked camera. lumiere bros.