Question 1

What was Thomas Edison's Monopoly?

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Any of the following:
a. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the Kinetoscope (first film viewer) and Kinetograph (first film camera), held patents on the equipment needed to make and exhibit films. 
b. In 1908, in an effort to control the business in the U.S. and drive out competitors, Edison went into business with several exhibition and production companies to form a monopoly; no film production company or exhibitor outside the monopoly would be able to buy the equipment needed to make or exhibit films. The monopoly was called the Motion Picture Patents Company, or Edison Trust. The Trust held Edison's patents & would not sell film equipment to filmmakers, but only rent it for fees that became increasingly exorbitant. 
c. Independent producers fought the Edison Trust monopoly by buying equipment and film outside the United States and moving production operations from the East Coast to the West Coast -the center of the film business has remained in Southern California. 
d. In 1915, federal courts ruled the Edison Trust an illegal monopoly, and it was dissolved.

Question 2

What is the core function and activity of the film business?

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Producing and distributing films for profit.

Question 3

Film is Both A Business And An Art Form

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Describe how corporate consolidation encourages aversion to risk?

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Question 5

Which reasons are mobile smartphones now becoming popular to watch movies?

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A)   Sufficient storage capacity to download and stream films
B)   Internet access
C)   Small screen size
D)   Portability

Question 6

Both Edison in NJ and the Lumiere brothers in France, created the technology for home video around the same time in the 1970s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the definition of convergence?

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Question 8

Describe how the industry is changing?

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Question 9

How important are the global markets to the movie industry?

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Question 10

The movie industry in the United States was artistically driven from the beginning, box office wasn't important.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Convergence and Disruption. The definition of convergence is moving toward a union, or coming together. There are many examples of convergence in the movie industry, typically caused by developments in technology and access to capital. Disruption is a radical change in an industry or strategy, involving the introduction of a new product or service that creates a new market. What is the relationship between convergence and disruption?

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Question 12

Which of the following describe why film is a Global Business?

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A)   American films generate the highest box office, dominating worldwide
B)   The shrinking entertainment industry in China is impacting U.S. development and production, financing and distribution
C)   U.S. population makes up only 95% of the world population
D)   U.S. is 3rd largest film in # tickets sold, behind China and India
E)   The international market is increasingly important to U.S. film companies, with over 70% coming from abroad

Question 13

Television was both good and bad for the movie industry, describe one way it was bad and one way it was good?

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Question 14

Of those listed here, the first major technological advance in film was:

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A)   Sound
B)   Television
C)   CGI
D)   Home video
E)   Internet

Question 15

In the U.S. the need for large amounts of money to produce and distribute commercially viable movies has not shaped the industry. In America, money doesn't influence the kinds of films that were made.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During The Birth Of The Studio System (1908-1920s), the star system developed where stars were used to sell pictures. Has this changed?

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Question 17

The process of transforming a film from a script to a commercial movie, goes through five steps in sequential order. Fill in the missing step

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A)   Development: an idea transformed into a script, the attachment of key players (producer, director, stars) , creation of a budget; in order to seek-
B)   Financing: securing the funds necessary to make the film,
C)   Production: making the film so it's ready to be seen and sold.
D)   Distribution & Marketing: creating the maximum availability (distribution)  of the movie for sale; generating awareness (marketing) 
E)   Exhibition: the point of purchase where people buy and consume a movie

Question 18

Describe the 5 step process from a script to a movie

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A)   Development: an idea transformed into a script, the attachment of key players (producer, director, stars) , creation of a budget; in order to seek-
B)   Financing: securing the funds necessary to make the film,
C)   Production: making the film so it's ready to be seen and sold.
D)   Distribution & Marketing: creating the maximum availability (distribution)  of the movie for sale in as many media and places as possible; while generating awareness (marketing)  so people want to see the movie, which is called -
E)   Exhibition: the point of purchase where people buy and consume a movie - in movie theaters, online or DVD, through PPV and VOD systems, on Cable or television.

Question 19

Describe how the industry operates?

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Question 20

Where is the film business?

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Exam 1: A Brief History of the Film Industry

What was Thomas Edison's Monopoly?

What is the core function and activity of the film business?

Film is Both A Business And An Art Form

Describe how corporate consolidation encourages aversion to risk?

Which reasons are mobile smartphones now becoming popular to watch movies?

Both Edison in NJ and the Lumiere brothers in France, created the technology for home video around the same time in the 1970s.

What is the definition of convergence?

Describe how the industry is changing?

How important are the global markets to the movie industry?

The movie industry in the United States was artistically driven from the beginning, box office wasn't important.

Which of the following describe why film is a Global Business?

Television was both good and bad for the movie industry, describe one way it was bad and one way it was good?

Of those listed here, the first major technological advance in film was:

In the U.S. the need for large amounts of money to produce and distribute commercially viable movies has not shaped the industry. In America, money doesn't influence the kinds of films that were made.

During The Birth Of The Studio System (1908-1920s), the star system developed where stars were used to sell pictures. Has this changed?

The process of transforming a film from a script to a commercial movie, goes through five steps in sequential order. Fill in the missing step

Describe the 5 step process from a script to a movie

Describe how the industry operates?

Where is the film business?