Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Kinetoscopes

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allowed individuals to view motion pictures through a window in a cabinet that held film. The first kinetoscope parlor opened in 1894 and was such. a hot that many others joined

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Nickelodeons

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a form of theater whose name combines the admission price with the greek word for theater

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Buster Keaton

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Born into a vaudeville family, honed his comedic skills and went on to star in memorable silent films in the 20s

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The Jazz Singer (1927)

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Helped bring about hollywoods transition from silent movies to movies with sound

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Hollywood dictated not only the business…

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but also the style of most moviemaking worldwide

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Genre

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A category in which conventions regarding similar characters, scenes, structures, and themes recur in combination

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The documentary film genre

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  • first developed as a style that interprets reality by recording actual people and settings
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Indies

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independently produced films

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In 1927 in the wake of the unfolding Cold War with the Soviet Union

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conservative members of congress began investigating Hollywood for alleged subversive and communist ties

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Pana vision

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used Eastman color film and camera lenses decreased fuzziness of images became wide-screen standard throughout the industry

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What percent of new movies fail to make money at the box office?

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80-90

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What company holds the largest market share of U.S. film studios

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Disney

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