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Details Title: OCC:Film 100:Exam #1 Description: intro; discovery; slapstick comedy... Total Flash Cards: 84 Created: 01/06/2008 23:00:08	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term           dissolve  Definition        transition between two scenes used to show a passage of time most commonly used during the 30's and 40's  Term           wipe Definition           transition from one scene to another in which one scene pushes the previous one off the screen Term           handheld   Definition        often a shaky, bumpy shot that is taken with an umnounted portable camera held by a cameraman can provide a realistic or documentary effect  Term           dolly Definition       when a stationary camera starts to move  done on a mobile platform that support the camera, cameraman, and assistant camera man generally pushed by a grip  Term           crane shot   Definition done with a large camera trolley with a long projected arm or boom at theend of which is a platform the platform holds the camera and has seats for the camera operator, camera assistant, and sometimes the director. can pass over obstacles and move aroun props, follow an actor upstairs or move fform ground level to great heights for an earial view of a scene  Term          pan shot Definition   the camera movement that moves with the actor horizontally the term comes from panorama can give the audience a wider more panoramic view Term         P.O.V. Definition     used when the director wants wants the audience to experience teh scene through the actors eyes also called subjective camera often used to build suspense in action, horror or mystery films  Term          truck shot Definition   any shot taken form a moving vehicle it is used when the reqired camea is movement is too fast for a dolly  Term          zoom out   Definition   when the camera appers to move away form the subject showing more area Term          tilt Definition         when the camera moves up or down along a vertical axis from a fixed position or a tripod Term         near screen projection   Definition       when a still or moving picture is projected onto the rear of a transluscent screen in front of which live action is filmed   Term discovery       1877  Definition           Eadward Muybridge's Galloping Horse Term discovery         1888  Definition           George Easteman (Kodak) invents Roll Film Term discovery        1891 Definition          Fred Ott's Sneeze (first film on record at the Library of Congress) Term  discovery      1895 Definition         First projected fim to paying audiences (Lumiere Bros. Cinematographe, Paris, France) Term discovery        1902 Definition           George Melies ( A Trip to the Moon) Term discovery        1903 Definition          Edwin S. Porter's "The Great Train Robbery" Term discovery         1908 Definition           Billy Bitzer becomes camereman for D.W. Griffith Term discovery        1912 Definition           Carl Laemmle gave actors first screen credits Term discovery        1915 Definition           "Birth of A Nation" (cost $110,000- grossed $10 M)   Term early film history        A Trip To The Moon  Definition           this music video was a tribute to what 1902 film? Term early film history        zoetrope  Definition         invented by Willima Horner in 1834 a drum like disc picture drum/ wheel of life Term early film history       Fred Ott's Sneeze  Definition         first copyright film Term early film history       Black Maria  Definition         where Edison's short fims where produced built in orange, new jersey, in 1893  Term early fim history       cinetograph  Definition          camera developed by the Lumiere Bro. that could take and project a picture Term early fim history         stage plays  Definition         George Melies films resembled_______and there was no fim editing Term early fim history       The Great Train Robbery  Definition         Edison's cameraman Edwin S. Porter helped evolve actual fim editing with ________ (lasted for 12 min)  Term early fim history        Eadward Muybridge  Definition       photographer who set up form 12-30 cameras a foot apart to study the movement of people and animals Term early fim history         Thomas Edison   Definition         He was the first to use 35 mm celluloid fim with 4 perforations on the dge of each frame, the standard format used today Term early film history       kinetoscope  Definition      a projector that allows one to watch an endless loop of film trough a peep hole built by Thomas Edison with his assistant William Dickson in 1891  Term early film history       sinetogragh  Definition         a combination movie camera and projector built by the Lumiere Bro. in 1895  Term early film history        December 28, 1895  Definition         in a Paris cafe the 1st public motion picture show took place, 33 curious people paid a franc each Term early film history        George Mileas  Definition           in 1896, he founded the first film production co. Term the film industry moves west       Patron's Trust  Definition         established producer's banded together to protect their wealth Term the film industry moves west         cheap labor  Definition           L.A. proved a magnet for film makers because of____ Term  the film industry moves west          The Squaw Man Definition Hollywood's first feature-lengh production was Cecile B. DeMille's the _____ Term           actualities Definition   short films of everyday life with no storylines documentations term first used by the Lumier Bros. while intro their first films in 1895 in Paris  Term          M.P.P.C.   Definition Motion Picture Patents Co. created in 1909 included The Edison Co, twelve of it's US rivals, and the Melies/ Pathe Co They though to control the manufacture and rental of all film equipment, as well as the production, distribution, and exhibition of all films.   Term          Moguls   Definition most of the studio heads were first generation Jewish immagrants friom Eastern Europe with little education named after the Barbarian Conquerors of the Indian Empire.  Term         sex and violence Definition          most popular subjects in penny arcades was: Term         vauderville houses Definition         In the early 1900's, motion pictures were shown in_____. Term         The Great Train Robbery Definition         The film that took motion pictures out of the slot machine era. Term         Edward S. Porter Definition         Director of "The Great Train Robbery" Term         immigrants Definition         The natural audience for the silent moving pictures were _____. Because they needed no English to enjoy moving pictures. Term         D.W. Griffith Definition         Considered "father of film" Term         The Ku Klux Klan (K.K.K.) Definition         "The Birth of A Nation" caused a racist problem. Soon after it's release the ________ was reborn. Term         The Birth of A Nation Definition       The film that started the fortunes of Louis B. Mayer and all the other (moguls) was ______. Term           "The General" Definition         What was Buster Keaton's most spectacular film? Term Definition         Which comedian used his leading lady only as a comic foil? Term          melodrama Definition a film that appeals more to the viewer's emotion's rather than their intellect.  The term comes form theater plays in which good overcomes evil and usually has a happy ending.   Term         vauderville Definition         a mixture of various live acts: singing, dancing, comedy and acrobats. Term         slapstick Definition     A combination of comedy derived from a circuus, vauderville, and burlesque. This aggressive and violent comedy was inroduced to films by Mark Sennett.   Term slapstick comedy       1912  Definition         Mack Sennett started Keystone Term slapstick comedy       1913  Definition         Charlie Chaplin signed with Keystone Term slapstick comedy        1914-18  Definition         Charlie Chaplin has the most impact on the film world of any film star Term slapstick comedy        1923  Definition         Buster Keaton becomes as important as any director working in Hollywood Term slapstick comedy       1925  Definition          "The Gold Rush" Term slapstick comedy         1925   Definition         The Freshman Term slapstick comedy         1927  Definition         Harold Lloyd is the most popular comic film star Term         Pathe Definition         Mack Sennett: "I stole my ideas (for comedy) from the ______Co.  Term          direct Definition         D.W. Griffith assigned Mack Sennett to ___ comedies. Term         Keastone Comedies Definition         Sennett left Griffith to set up his own independent co. named____. Term         Max Linder Definition         The one great comic before Chaplin was the Frenchman________. Term         popular figure Definition         London 1921, Chaplin had become the most _______ in the world. Term         "The Kid" Definition       Chaplin's own LOndon childhood, when he was taken form his mother and put n an orpahnage, was the inspiration for the film____. Term       Chaplin Definition         Harold Lloyd began his career as a _______ imitator. Term         box office Definition         H. Lloyd became teh one comic who seriously rivaled Chaplin at the________. Term         Chaplin Definition       His (H. Lloyd) character of Lonesome Luke resembled _____ too closely for Lloyd to stay with it for long.    Term         serious Definition         Lloyd found his mark not only by looking funny but by looking______. Term         stage Definition       Buster Keaton: "I learned from the _____ that I was the type of comedian that if I laugh at what I did, teh audience didn't." Term         expression Definition         (Frank Capra) "He (Keaton) never changed ___ no matter how life treated him. Term         roughest act Definition       "By the time I (Keaton) got up to around 7 and 8 yrs old, we were called the ___________ in the history of the stage." Term         director Definition         Keaton was not only a great comic, but a great comedy ______. Term         For Sale Definition         What kind of sign did Buster Keaton put in the ground after his house was destroyed? Term "The Freshman"       on the train  Definition       Where did Harold Lloyd first meet his girlfriend? Term "The Freshman"       Clown (Spender?) Definition       Upon arriving at college Speedy instantly became known as the class______. Term "The Freshman"       dog (pitbull)  Definition         At Speedy's first football practice he has an encounter with which animal? Term "The Freshman"       tackling dummy  Definition         While trying out or the football team, Speedy finds them using him as a ______. Term "The Freshman"       waterboy  Definition         The coach wants to cut Speedy but one of the players (Chet) suggest teh coasch let him stay on as a________. Term "The Freshman"         he was the only substitute left  Definition         What was the reason that Speedy got into the game? Term "The Freshman"       hat  Definition         In one scene Speedy crosses the goal line not with a ball but a __. Term "The Freshman"         chin  Definition         Its clear Speedy has scored a touchdown when his __ is covered with white chalk. Term "The Freshman"          he gets wet from the shower  Definition         What happens to Speedy while he is reading the note from his girlfriend? Term Definition