What did William K.L. Dickson invent to keep film from jumping as it was projected?
a.
b.
the kinetoscope
the photographic gun camera
c.
perforations along the sides of a film
d. continuous strips of film
The Frenchman Georges Méliès envisioned movies as:
a.
b.
catalysts for significant social change.
art meant for the upper class.
c.
a medium of fantasy.
d.
e.
a passing fad.
a way to become wealthy.
In the studio system, how were stars handled?
a.
b.
Stars worked for one studio at a time, and could not take on outside work without permission.
Stars were paid a salary to act in whatever movie their company told them to.
c.
Stars were paid a salary to act in whatever movie their company told them to AND could not take on outside work without permission.
d.
Stars took on any movie they were interested in.
In 1919, four of the nation's biggest stars formed United Artists, which challenged the studio system by distributing independently produced pictures that included classics like:
a.
b.
The Three Musketeers.
All available choices.
c.
The Mark of Zorro.
d.
Robin Hood.
The movie industry began self-regulating early, after ________ was connected to a killing and alleged drug scandal.
a.
b.
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
c.
Fatty Arbuckle
d.
Charlie Chaplin
The first full-length movie with sound opened in 1927 at the Warners' Theater in New York. What was it?
a.
b.
Seventh Heaven
The Jazz Singer
c.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
d.
Underworld
Ten people in the late 1940s became known as the Hollywood 10. Who were they?
a.
b.
Union organizers reviled by the powerful movie studios.
"Unfriendly witnesses" forced to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
c.
None of these choices.
d.
The most bankable stars and directors of the post WWII era.
In 1946, more than four billion movie tickets were sold. Today, that number has dropped to about:
a.
b.
1 billion.
2.5 billion.
c.
1.8 billion.
d.
3.4 billion.
More than one-third of movie industry income comes from:
a.
b.
home videos.
ancillary rights.
c.
overseas sales.
d.
sequels.
________ developed an improved camera and projector that could show film on a large screen.
a.
b.
The Lumière brothers
D. W. Griffith
c.
Georges Méliès
d.
e.
William K. L. Dickson
Thomas Edison