Chapter 6

Question 1

Persistence of Vision

Answer 1

An aspect of human vision in which the brain retains images for a fraction of a second after they leave the field of sight; this allows the illusion of movement from a series of still pictures.

Question 2

Peep Shows

Answer 2

Amusement parlor boxes containing moving rolls of still pictures.

Question 3

Kinetograph

Answer 3

Early motion picture camera invented by Thomas Edison.

Question 4

Kinetoscope

Answer 4

Early motion picture viewer invented by Thomas Edison.

Question 5

Nickelodeons

Answer 5

Small early movie theaters.

Question 6

Motion Picture Patents Company

Answer 6

Company founded by Thomas Edison to control the movie equipment business; known as the Trust.

Question 7

Block Booking

Answer 7

Forcing theater owners to show movies with unknown stars in order to get movies with established stars.

Question 8

Blind Booking

Answer 8

Forcing theater owners to reserve movies without previewing them.

Question 9

Newsreels

Answer 9

Film clips covering current events that were shown in theaters before the advent of television.

Question 10

Pirating

Answer 10

The illegal copying and selling of movies.

Question 11

Preproduction

Answer 11

The planning phase of moviemaking.

Question 12

Production

Answer 12

The actual shooting phase of moviemaking.

Question 13

Postproduction

Answer 13

The final phase of moviemaking, which includes editing and other technical improvements to the film.

Question 14

Independent Films

Answer 14

Movies that are not made by one of the major studios.

Question 15

Executive Producer

Answer 15

The person who finds the financing for a film and puts the package together.

Question 16

Line Producers

Answer 16

People who lead the actual day-to-day work of making a film.

Question 17

Director’s Cut

Answer 17

Version of film the director delivers to the studio.

Question 18

Second Unit Directors

Answer 18

Movie directors in charge of shooting the scenes that do not require the stars.

Question 19

Moviola

Answer 19

Simple editing machine made up of two reels on which film is spooled over a small light.

Question 20

Cinematographer

Answer 20

The director of photography.

Question 21

Art Director

Answer 21

The person who designs the physical look of a film.

Question 22

Continuity Supervisor

Answer 22

Film crew member in charge of making sure shots match up; sometimes called the script supervisor.

Question 23

Key Grip

Answer 23

Member of film crew who sets up and moves cameras.

Question 24

Gaffer

Answer 24

Lighter director.

Question 25

Best Boy

Answer 25

The gaffer’s (lighting director’s) assistant.

Question 26

Colorizing

Answer 26

Adding color to black-and-white films.

Question 27

Syndication

Answer 27

The process of selling media content to individual outlets.

Question 28

Trailers

Answer 28

Brief previews of coming movies shown in theaters.

Question 29

Tie-Ins

Answer 29

Consumer products built around movie characters.

Question 30

Product Placement

Answer 30

The inclusion of a product in a movie or other medium as a form of promotion for that product.

Question 31

Docudramas

Answer 31

Fictional movies that dramatize real-life events.