Exam 2: Stage versus Screen

If the playwright has been deceased for more than seventy years,the copyright no longer applies.What is this called?

Unlike in the theatre,the film _______ is all-powerful.

This is a legal guarantee granted by the government to an author,composer,choreographer,inventor,publisher,and/or corporation to maintain control and profit from a particular creative work.

Many theatre companies do not have stockholders and pay no dividends or federal taxes.These theatres are known as...

Identify three reasons why the federal government of the United States does not provide the same level of support for the arts that comparable Western democracies do.What would need to happen in this country to change this policy?

What distinguishes the role of the actor in film from that of the theatre?

Which best describes public domain?

A playwright's pay is called...

Besides ticket sales,name three sources of funding for nonprofit theatres.

Which federal agency in the United States disburses tax dollars to the arts?

Most nonprofit theatres do not cover their costs from selling tickets.On average what percentage of their costs are covered by selling tickets?

Which type of scriptwriters sells their copyrights?

Which type of scriptwriters does not sell their copyrights?

If you were elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives,what policy would you advocate for the role of the federal government in terms of supporting or not supporting the arts? What would be the main points you would make to the citizens who elected you?

An example of product placement is...

The word ____________________ is often used to describe the collaborative nature of theatre-making.

The average taxpayer in which of the following countries pays the least of his or her tax dollars to the arts?