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| What was not a technological precondition for motion pictures? |
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| the capacity to record both images and sounds |
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| What was the main objective of Eadweard Muybridge and Étienne Jules Marey, who invented two major precursors of motion pictures? |
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| to analyze the motion of animals such as horses and birds |
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| What was Thomas Edison's first cinematic invention called? |
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| What was the significance of the Cinématographe? |
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| it functioned as a 35mm film camera, printer, and projector |
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| What was not a typical subject for the earliest films? |
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| adaptations of classic novels |
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| Which early French filmmaker gained fame mainly for fantasy movies and trick films? |
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| What sort of films did early British filmmakers specialize in? |
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| trick films using innovative editing |
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| What were the major American film production companies in the period 1898 to 1904? |
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| Edison, American Mutoscope & Biograph, and American Vitagraph |
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| What is most characteristic of the filmmaking of Edwin S. Porter? |
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| the use of many shots to tell a fictional story |
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| Which French film company was known for its hand-stenciled color release prints and Max Linder comedies? |
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| What country was most dominant in the world film market during the period 1905-1912? |
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| What country was not a major producer of films in the period 1905-1912? |
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| Storefront theaters furnished simply with wooden seats or benches |
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| Which of the following best describes the typical program seen in a nickelodeon? |
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| A brief program shown continuously with sound accompaniment |
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| What was the Motion Picture Patents Company (the MPPC)? |
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| A company created by Edison and AM&B to control patents and charge fees to other companies |
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| What was not a consequence of the formation of the MPPC? |
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| Heavy competition from foreign film companies in the American film industry |
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| What best characterizes the developments in the American film industry from 1909 to 1915? |
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Definition
| Competition from the independents, a series of court cases decided against it, mismanagement, and the rise of the feature film all contributed to the decline of the MPPC |
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| How did the star system first begin in American cinema? |
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| Fans spontaneously demonstrated interest in their favorite film players and named them after the production company whose films they appeared in |
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| What is not a typical characteristic of film style in the years leading up to the formation of the classical Hollywood style? |
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| camera movements such as tracking or dolly shots |
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| D.W. Griffith's The Lonely Villa is an example of a film that makes extensive use of what technique? |
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| What effect did World War I have on the international film industry? |
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| It allowed Hollywood to increase its international exports |
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| What does not characterize cinema in the later 1910s? |
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| Hollywood films depended on exports to cover production costs |
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| What was not a production trend in 1910s cinema? |
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| British trick films using innovative editing effects |
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| Which country became known for its diva films? |
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| What best characterizes the films of the Swedish director Victor Sjöström? |
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| depth staging and mastery of shooting in natural landscapes |
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| What industrial strategy was most important in the formation of the major Hollywood studios in the 1910s? |
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| vertical integration of film production, distribution and exhibition |
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| What was not typical in filmmaking in Hollywood during the 1910s? |
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Definition
| precision staging in depth |
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| What American Civil War epic film was simultaneously praised for its artistic achievement and denounced for its racism? |
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| What description best characterizes the 1910s films of Charlie Chaplin? |
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| slapstick comedies featuring fights and chases but with an element of pathos |
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| What is the slash system of animation? |
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Definition
| redrawing only the moving portion of a figure |
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