STUDY GUIDE – CINEMATIC ARTS – FALL 2014

  • Name all of the major four film studios of the Pre 1920’s. -

·A show that carried a variety of different acts including short skits, juggling, and midget shows –

·Which brothers owned and operated the largest film production agency in the early 1900's -

·This camera was made of cardboard and cost only $1 to purchase –

·Who was the first, truly great film star –

·Who was responsible for creating the star system –

·Form of theatre which used a modified magic lantern, to project frightening images –

·Oversized movie theatre that eventually took over the reign of Nickelodeons –

·The first feature length film to be shown in America –

·What is regarded as the first feature length film –

·Who directed “The Great Train Robbery” –

·Who directed “Trip to the Moon” –

·Most films of the 1920’s were produced in what city –

·What two films won best picture in the first ever academy awards in 1929 –

·What were the three major genres of film made in the 1920’s -

·What film is regarded as the first “talkie” –

·First words of Jazz Singer – “Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet”

·This major studio was known as the “Depression Studio” in the 1920’s; also founded by four Polish brothers –

·What are the two processes to get audio inserted into film –

·Who founded Paramount pictures –

·Three major comedic actors of the 20’s –

·This type of film making used stylization, dark shadows, and obscure camera angles to create movie magic –

·What was the nickname given to the film industry of the 1930’s –

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·This is the name of one of the independent films nominated for best picture in 1939 –

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·This platinum blonde actress got her start in the WWI film “Hell’s Angels” –

·This film kicked off a new subgenre known as “Prison Dramas” –

·This film was a “game changer” when it came to Technicolor in films –

·This is the name of the most famous cowboy (western star) in the 1930’s –

·This young actress stared in many baby burlesque films and was signed by 20th Century Fox –

·What United Artist’s film was delayed two years due to censorship issues –

·Who was getting fired mainly because of the invention of sound in film –

·What were James Cagney’s famous last words in the film, “The Public Enemy” - “I AIN’T SO TOUGH”

·What type of films were being made during the “war” years –

·The year 1946 was an all-time high in what –

·This individual was a part of the “studio 10” and left the United States to continue his career in film making –

·What new invention was having a negative effect on theatre attendance –

·Why was the film “December 7th” banned for fifty years –

·This was known as a set of entertainment given to the soldiers serving overseas –

·What were the “Hollywood 10” being accused of –

·Why was the film “Song of the South” criticized –

·The film Fantasia was the first film to have ______in it.

·What film had the sketch “Who’s on first” –

·This movie was originally released in 3D and starred Julia Adams –

·This was the first “multi-monster” movie –

·Name three actors that were a symbol of rebellion in film during the 1950’s –

·What was the name of the film Marlon Brando starred in where he played Johnny, an arrogant, rebellious, tough yet sensitive leader of a traveling motorcycle-biking gang (wearing a T-shirt and leather jacket) that invaded and terrorized a small-town -

·This was one of the first horror movies ever made, in which a bat flies into an ancient castle and transforms itself into Mephistopheles himself –

·This film is about a young woman who stumbles across a cave that is populated by spirits and skeletons of people who died there under mysterious circumstances –

·This 18-second-long film was produced by Thomas Edison and directed by Alfred Clark and may have been the first film in history to use trained actors, as well as one of the first to use editing for the purposes of special effect –

·This was one of the best films of 1931 and starred Boris Karloff as one of the most famous movie monsters in history –

·When this film premiered at the Roxy Theatre in New York on February 12, 1931, newspapers reported that members of the audiences fainted in shock at the horror on screen –

·This film Starred Lon Chaney Sr. in which a mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer –

·This film had lavish production sets which rebuilt 15th-century Paris on an epic scale, even re-creating the famed Notre Dame de Paris cathedral –

·This film is about a Vampire named Count Orlok who expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." –

·Which famous musician/actor was censored on live TV for his provocative dancing –

·Which monumental epic used over 300,000 gallons of water to recreate the parting of the Red Sea –

·What is regarded as the best film ever made about life in the film industry in Hollywood –

·What is the name of the film that is centered on a studio head who rounds up a group of people he helped make it in Hollywood to save his studio –

·What was the first all live action film released by Disney –

·1963 was the worst year for ______in U.S. history –

·What premiered on NBC in 1961 –

·What was the first “PG” rated cartoon released by Disney –

·What film did Francis Ford Coppola make in the year 1979 that was based on the novel “heart of darkness” –

·What is the name of the film directed by Martin Scorcese that is centered on a taxi driver and his vigilante terror on evil men –

·What was the nickname for the new wave of directors in the 1970’s –

·What teenage celebrity was the star of the film “16 Candles” –

·What is the name of the film that has the famous scene of the main character dancing in his underwear to the song “Old Time Rock N’ Roll” –

·Who directed the “Indiana Jones” films –

·Who directed the “Star Wars” films –

·What invention came about in the 1970’s that allowed people to view films at home –

·The film “Jaws” was the highest grossing film of all time, until what film came about in the same decade -