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OCC FILM 100 TEST REVIEW 1
DISCOVERY/ SLAPSTICK COMEDY/ GERMAN GOLDEN ERA / THE INTRODUCTION OF SOUND
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
09/23/2010

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Term
In what year did William Horner develop the Zoetrope?
Definition
1834
Term
In what year was Still photography created?
and by who?
Definition
1839 ; Louis Daguerre
Term
In what year was Eadweard Muybridge's Galloping Horse created?
Definition
1877
Term
In what year was the Persistence of Vision created?
Definition
1852
Term
In what year did Jules Marey Record the first series of live action with a single camera?
Definition
1882
Term
In what year was the first continuos film on record?
Definition
1890
Term
In what year was Fred Ott's sneeze created?
Definition
1891
Term
In what year did Edison apply for a patent on Willam Dickenson's kinetograph? also known as the (motion picture camera)
Definition
1891
Term
Where and in what year did the first Kinetoscope parlor open?
Definition
Broadway, New york; 1894
Term
In what year was the first film projected to a paying audience?
Where did this take place?
Definition
1895; France
Term
What was the Latham loop and in what year was it created; and who took credit?
Definition
It made possible for film longer than 50 to 100 feet to be projected; Edison took credit; crated in 1895
Term
Who directed a Trip to the Moon and in what year was it shown?
Definition
George Melies, 1902
Term
In what year did the first permanent movie theater in LA open?
Definition
1902
Term
In what year was the Great train robbery played?
Definition
1903
Term
In what years did the film industry move west?
Definition
1907-1913
Term
By 1908 how many nickelodeons were made?
Definition
10,000
Term
In what year was the Motion Picture patent company formed?
Definition
1908
Term
In what year did DW griffith direct his first film?
Definition
1908
Term
Who was DW griffiths camera man?
Definition
Billy Bitzer
Term
By 1912 how many movie tickets were sold each week?
Definition
26 million
Term
In what year did DW griffith leave Biograph for Mutual
Definition
1914
Term
how much did Intolerance cost to make?
Definition
2 Million
Term
What was the name of Thomas Edison's Film Studio, also the first film studio in the history of motion pictures?
Definition
The Black Maria
Term
what were actualities?
Definition
short films of everyday life
Term
What was the MPPC;
formed in 1908
Definition
The edison company and 12 of its USA rivals and the Melies/pathe companies formed MOTION PICTURES PATENT CO. Wanted control over manufacturing of film equipment as well as production, distribution,and exhibition of all films
Term
Who were the Moguls?
Definition
Studio heads. Most were first generation jewish immigrants with no education.named after Barbarian conquerers of the Indian Empire.
Term
BFN
What did the abolitionists of the 19th century demand?
Definition
freeing of slaves
Term
BFN
where did the cameron family live?
Definition
Piedmont South Carolina
Term
BFN
What was considered a working day for slaves?
Definition
Six till six
Term
BFN
President lincoln signed a proclamation calling for ______________ volunteers to enforce (Southern) states from seceding.
Definition
for the first time in history
Term
BFN
on which side did the stoneman Bros fight during the civil war
Definition
the old south
Term
BFN
In which town did an irregular Northern army of guerillas raid?
Definition
piedmont
Term
BFN
Who came to the rescue of the people of Piedmont?
Definition
Confederate troops
Term
BFN
What did the cameron girls donate for the failing cause?
Definition
The last of their dearest possessions: Margaret-Shawl and Flora- Tartan Dress
Term
BFN
Who ordered an attempt to break through the northern line and rescue the food train?
Definition
General Lee
Term
BFN
"the little colonel" lead the final assult against the union command of captain____________
Definition
Phil Stoneman
Term
BFN
"the little colonel" ended up in a hospital where______________ was a nurse
Definition
Elsie
Term
BFN
who granted the colonel a pardon?
Definition
President Lincoln
Term
BFN
Whose photograph did "the little colonel" carry with him for a long long time?
Definition
Elsies
Term
BFN
Which Southern General surrendered on April 9 1856?
Definition
General Robert E lee
Term
BFN
The South under ______________fostering hands goes to rebuild itself.
Definition
Lincolns
Term
What happened to President Lincoln while he was watching a play?
Definition
he was assassinated
Term
BFN
what man was to be made a symbol of his race ,the power of any white man living
Definition
Silas Lynch
Term
BFN
Silas Lynch was sent South to aid carpetbaggers in organizing and wielding the power of the what?
Definition
Negro Vote
Term
BFN
on election day all the blacks are given a ballot while leading whites are?
Definition
disenfranchised
Term
BFN
Receiving the returns the negros and carpetbaggers__________
Definition
sweep the state
Term
BFN
what was the conduct of the first legislative session under reconstruction?
Definition
Heated and Quiet , Serious
Term
BFN
The little colonel is a nickname for who
Definition
Ben
Term
BFN
How did the little colonel get the idea for the kU Klux Klan?
Definition
watching white children scaring black children dressed up as ghosts
Term
BFN
how many KKK costumes were made by the women of the south?
Definition
over 4 hundred thousand
Term
BFN
what did miss cameron do after being chased by gus when she refused to marry him?
Definition
jumps to her death to avoid being raped
Term
BFN
Silas lynch proposes to who?
Definition
Elsie
Term
BFN
what was the fate of KuKlux Klan sympathizers
Definition
victims of the black mobs
Term
BFN
who came to the rescue of the peidmont towns people
Definition
the kkk
Term
BFN
who stopped the blacks from voting at the next election
Definition
The KKK
Term
In what year did mack Sennet start directing for the biograph
Definition
1910
Term
In what year was did Mack Sennet found Keystone
Definition
1912
Term
When did charlie chaplin sign wit h keystone
Definition
1913
Term
C
Who was the director of Chaplin?
Definition
Richard Attenborough
Term
C
What was charlies mother doing when she was booed off stage?
Definition
singing
Term
C
Under what circumstances did chaplin first appear on stage?
Definition
when he had to recover for his mom
Term
C
What was the name of the institution where chaplin was taken after his mother could no longer care for him?
Definition
The work house
Term
C
Who helped chaplin get into vaudeville with the fred karno company?
Definition
his bro Sid
Term
C
Fred Karnos vaudeville company was was genre
Definition
comedy
Term
C
what female director could chaplin not work with?
Definition
Mable Normand
Term
C
who let chaplin direct his first film
Definition
Mack Sennett
Term
C
what was the real reason chaplin left Mack sennett
Definition
maney
Term
C
in one of chaplins flims a public official was kicked in the butt. what was the job of the official
Definition
an immigration worker
Term
C
who said "to my way of thinking, motion pictures are potentially the most influential form of communication ever invented
Definition
mr. Hoover
Term
C
Who was chaplins enemy he made at the dinner
Definition
Mr.Hoover
Term
C
What was the one thing that finally turned Chaplin into exile ?
Definition
the sex
Term
C
What was hoovers reaction to the great dictator?
Definition
very angry
Term
C
Chaplin was found guilty of being a _______________ even though the blood test found him innocent
Definition
father
Term
C
where was chaplin when he found out he was being kicked out of the US
Definition
On his way to London in New York Harbor
Term
C
When did chaplin finally return and for what occasion
Definition
20 years later for the academy awards
Term
Where did Harold Lamb (speedy) meet his GF
Definition
on the train , the tate limited
Term
Upon arriving to college speedy instantly became known as
Definition
the college boob, the class clown, the spender
Term
at speedys first football practice he has an encounter with what type of animal
Definition
a dog
Term
while trying out for football speedy finds the team using him as a
Definition
Dummy
Term
a player suggest the coach lets speedy stay on the team as a
Definition
water boy
Term
who was the host of the fall frolic
Definition
Speedy
Term
What was the problem with speedys suit
Definition
it is only basted so it begins to fall apart
Term
who helps speedy repair his suit at the party
Definition
the suit store owner
Term
what caused speedy to get in a fight at the fall frolic
Definition
a guy was hitting on peggy
Term
what was the reason speedy got into the game
Definition
all the players were getting injured
Term
in one scene speedy crosses the goal line with a _________instead of the ball
Definition
hat
Term
it is clear speedy has scored a touchdown when his what is covered with white chalk
Definition
mouth
Term
what happens to speedy when he is reading a note from his gf
Definition
he falls in the shower and it turns on when he is fully dressed
Term
M
Deep below the earths surface lays the
Definition
workers city
Term
M
Who is the master of metropolis?
Definition
John Fredersen
Term
M
What is the name of John Fredersens son
Definition
Freder
Term
M
What happened to the workers when the machines exploded
Definition
they were killed
Term
Where did john frederson say the workers belonged
Definition
the depths
Term
Who does freder traded lives with
Definition
his father
Term
what is the name of the inventor who lives in the strange house in the middle of metropolis
Definition
Rotwang
Term
What was the cost to the inventor of creating a machine man
Definition
the loss of a hand
Term
why did john frederson go to see the inventor
Definition
for advice
Term
what is the mediator between the head and the hands
Definition
the heart
Term
who is the person destined to become the mediator
Definition
Freder
Term
Who does rotwang make the machine look like
Definition
Maria
Term
MET
what was rotwangs goal with the machine man
Definition
to make it look like maria so the men would listen to it
Term
MET
who was the erotic dancer at the party
Definition
the robot maria
Term
MET
what effect did the erotic dancer have on the men
Definition
they became violent
Term
MET
who were the living food for the machines
Definition
the workers
Term
MET
who ordered the workers to kill the machines
Definition
robot maria
Term
MET
if the heart of the machine is destroyed what will happen to the city
Definition
it will be flooded
Term
MET
as the underground city floods who is left to escape
Definition
the children
Term
MET
without the machines what will happen to the workers
Definition
they will destroy themselves
Term
MET
Who is the witch that caused the workers to destroy the machines
Definition
Robot Maria
Term
MET
How does the mob destroy the maria like machine
Definition
burn her
Term
MET
how does rotwang die
Definition
he falls of the balcony
Term
MET
who was the mediator that got jon fredersen and the workers representative to join hands and make peace
Definition
the heart, freder
Term
The opening of singing in the rain takes place at a movie
Definition
premeire
Term
Don lockwood got his place in movies when he replaced
Definition
an actor in a western film
Term
at his party the producer, Mr. Simpson, had a little surprise for his guests what was it?
Definition
a demonstration of a talking picture
Term
While trying to shoot his second scene with Lina lamont, Dexter the director has a problem with what piece of recording equipment
Definition
the mike
Term
what was the reason mr simpson stopped production of the dueling cavalier
Definition
he wanted to make a talking pic to compete with the jazz singer
Term
what was the audiences reaction to the talking dueling cavaliers
Definition
they laughed because the recording was so horrible.
Term
in order to fix the dueling cavalier Cosmo presents what idea
Definition
make it a musical
Term
where does the singing in the rain dance number take place
Definition
on a street at night in the rain
Term
the title dueling cavaliers was changed to
Definition
the dancing cavalier
Term
who was the person asked to replace LIna Lamonts voice
Definition
Kathy Sheldon
Term
Why wa skathys title card taken off the screen
Definition
Lina threatened to sue
Term
at the end of the movie what song does lina lamont try to sing
Definition
singing in the rain , A FLAT
Term
Who is called the father of film
Definition
DW griffith
Term
In what year did edward Muybridge photograph the galloping horse?
Definition
1877
Term
In what year did thomas edison apply for paton on kinnetograph
Definition
1881
Term
In what year did george eastmen invent roll film?
Definition
1888
Term
Who made the film called a trip to the moon?
Definition
George meiles 1902
Term
What film holds the record for being number 1 at box office for over 9 years?
Definition
Birth of a nation
Term
What were the first permanent movie theaters called?
Definition
Birth of A nation
Term
What was the name of DW griffiths camera man?
Definition
Billy Bitzer
Term
Who gave actors their first screen credit?
Definition
Carl Laemmle
Term
What movie branded DW griffith a racist?
Definition
Birth of a nation
Term
What were the first short films of every day life called?
Definition
Actualities
Term
Who directed the great train robbery?
Definition
Edwin S porter
Term
What was significant about fred otts sneeze?
Definition
the 1st film on record at the library of congress
Term
What was the Lumiere bros camera that was also a projector called?
Definition
cinemotograph
Term
What was the revolutionary film technique used in the great train robbery?
Definition
shooting at numerous locations
Term
Who set the size of film at 35 mm
Definition
Lumiere bros
Term
who was the assistant that helped edison invent the first movie camera?
Definition
William Laurie Dickson
Term
who was it that founded the first film company?
Definition
Carl Laemmle
Term
What device motivated edison to invent movie pictures?
Definition
still photography
Term
What film made movies seen as an art form
Definition
birth of a nation
Term
what does mppc stand for?
Definition
Motion pictures patent company
Term
What was the drum like device invented in 1834 that created moving images
called?
Definition
zoetrope 1834
Term
Thomas edisons first films were produced in his studio called?
Definition
Black Maria
Term
IN what year was the first film projected in paris france?
Definition
1895
Term
What film caused DW griffith to lose most of his fortune?
Definition
Introlerance
Term
Who set the speed of silent films at 16 frames per second?
Definition
Lumiere bros
Term
Where were the first peep hole viewers placed?
Definition
penny arcades
Term
What were the reasons the film industry settled in hollywood?
Definition
weather, saftey, cheap labor, and diverse topography
Term
Who was DW griffiths mentor?
Definition
Edwin S porter
Term
Who is credited with inventing slapstick comedy?
Definition
Mack Sennett
Term
Who is called the stone face comedian?
Definition
Buster Keaton
Term
What is it called when an actor expresses part with jesters rather than words?
Definition
Patomime
Term
Who was the first actor to make 1 mill a year?
Definition
Chaplin
Term
harolyd loyd began his career imitating what comedian
Definition
Chaplin
Term
where was it that keystones studios had a dirrect link to?
Definition
the fire dept alarms so when they went off they could film the key stone cops
Term
What type of film appeals more to the viewers emotions than their intellect?
Definition
melodrama
Term
Who is considered the worlds first super star?
Definition
Chaplin
Term
What comedy genre was derived from the circus vaudeville and burlesque?
Definition
slapstick
Term
Harolyd loyd became famous by looking?
Definition
by looking serious
Term
Harolyd loyd became famous by looking?
Definition
by looking serious
Term
In what form of entertainment did many film comedians get their start?
Definition
Vaudeville
Term
Who gave mac sennet his first job as a film director
Definition
DW griffith
Term
what film was inspired by charlie chaplins own childhood?
Definition
The Kid
Term
What was Buster Keaton's most spectacular film?
Definition
the general
Term
Films from what country inspired mac sennets comedy
Definition
France. the pathe companies
Term
who was considered "the Pantomime genius"
Definition
Chaplin
Term
what was Harold Loyds trademark?
Definition
his round glasses
Term
In what year did charlie chaplin arrive in hollywood?
Definition
1913
Term
What was the most popular film genre during the 1920s
Definition
slpastick
Term
in what year was the freshman made?
Definition
1925
Term
Who was the french comedian that inspired charlie chaplin
Definition
fatty arbuckle
Term
What character did harold loyd develope that was too close to chaplins character
the little tramp?
Definition
Lonesome luke
Term
What vaudville comedian perfomed in the roughest act of the history of stage?
Definition
Buster keaton
Term
What was the act that made chaplin a vaudeville star?
Definition
"the Drunk"
Term
What did chaplin use to create the little tramp?
Definition
fatty arbuckles pants, slap shoes, mustache, cane , and derby hat
Term
Who was the person responsible for bringing chaplin to hollywood?
Definition
Mack Sennett
Term
What slapstick comedian is known for using large props?
Definition
Buster Keaton
Term
In what year did mac sennett form keystone studios?
Definition
1912
Term
What were the group of actors in mac sennett's slapstick comedies called?
Definition
the keystone cops
Term
What producer hired harold loyd to star in his films?
Definition
Hal roach
Term
in what year did the german government form the UFA?
Definition
1917
Term
What was the film that started expressionism?
Definition
The cabinet of DR. caligari
Term
What were the years of the german golden era?
Definition
1919-1933
Term
What french term means the creative assembling of film scenes?
Definition
montage
Term
Who was the director of MEtropolis?
Definition
Fritz Lang
Term
What German UFA silent film was made without title cards?
Definition
The last laugh
Term
What did German UFA film makers believe was the most important part of their films?
Definition
capturing expressionism, having a distorted view of reality
Term
What is considered the most important sequence in film history?
Definition
the odessa step sequence
Term
Who was the last laughs camera man?
Definition
Karl freund
Term
Who was the director of the battleship potemkin?
Definition
Sergi Eisenstein
Term
What was the most admired UFA movie by Hollywood Film makers?
Definition
the last laugh
Term
Which film is considered the first horror film?
Definition
the cabinet of dr caligari
Term
What does the French term film noir mean?
Definition
black film
Term
What are some of the characteristics of Film Noir?
Definition
crime, coruption, sadism, urban life in bleak surroundings
Term
Film makers from this country believed editing was the most important film
technique.
Definition
Russia
Term
During the 40s and 50s Hollywood films were most influenced by filmmakers from
what country?
Definition
Germany
Term
Who is credited with inventing the 3 camera technique?
Definition
Carl Freund
Term
In what year ws the cabinet of Dr. Caligari made?
Definition
1919
Term
Who signed a decree nationalizing the russian cinema?
Definition
Vladimir Lenin
Term
what was the name of the russian workshop that trained students by watching films?
Definition
kuleshov workshop
Term
What caused the end of the german golden era?
Definition
Hitler
Term
What caused the end of the german golden era?
Definition
Hitler
Term
Who directed the last laugh?
Definition
FW Murnau
Term
In 1928 the US imported the most films from what country?
Definition
Germany
Term
How many films did sergi Eisenstein direct in Hollywood?
Definition
none because of his communist idealology
Term
The Odessa steps sequence was part of what russian film?
Definition
Battle ship potemkin
Term
What are some characteristics of expressionism?
Definition
exaggerated sets, distorted view of reality, sets that looked outside but were actually inside , a mad mans world
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