Exam 6: Film

 The Lumière brothers' most important contribution to the development of the movies was their introduction of narrative,aided by editing.

Explain major,corporate independent,and independent studios.

Eadweard Muybridge invented the _____________ to project his slides of people and animals in a way that would give the appearance of motion.

The first film to utilize editing,intercutting of scenes,and a mobile camera to tell a story was

How is convergence reshaping the industry?

The number of films produced annually is around

The industry sees new technology and ways of viewing films as a mixed blessing,meaning they fear with so many new screens to view movies on,they wonder,will it change what we have called "movies"-what do you think? Do you see the option for more screens as a blessing or a curse for the industry? What are some additional ways you believe the industry can take advantage of new technology?

Important to film narrative is _____________,the tying together of two separate but related shots in such a way that they take on a new,unified meaning.

_____________ is the storage of system-operating software on third-party servers,which helps reduce production costs.

Do you believe that product placement is beneficial or harmful to filmmaking? When might it be of value? When might it be less so? Defend your answers.

The name of the first motion picture studio was

A movie that can be described in one line is a concept film.

Corporate independent studios are specialty or niche divisions of major studios designed to produce more sophisticated-but less costly-movies.

Films produced originally for theater exhibition are known as theatrical films.

Modern filmmaking characterized by reduced risk taking and formulaic movies is called

Showing movies in a theatre is known as

In what ways did Hollywood attempt to counter television's coming in the 1940s,1950s,and 1960s? Which efforts were successful,and which were not? Can you identify how today's movies may have been shaped by these efforts at redefinition?

Whereas the television industry may have succumbed to pressure from the Communist hunters of the McCarthy era,Hollywood resisted gallantly.

What was D.W.Griffith's contribution to movie storytelling?

Briefly describe the contributions of these people to the development of motion pictures: Thomas Edison,William Dickson,the Lumière brothers,and Thomas Armat.