component 1 section B Flashcards

1
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when were the first moving images created and who made them

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1895 the Lumiere brothers

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2
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when were the foundations of film making established(cinematography, mise-en-scene- principles of lightning, editing and location shooting)

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1895-1927

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3
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what else happened in 1895-1927

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development of silent cinema, full length and short films

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4
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what are the big 5 major studios

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Warner bros
RKO
MGM
Paramount
Fox
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5
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What are the little 3 minor studios

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Universal
United Artists
Columbia

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6
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what does RKO stand for

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Radio Keith Orpheum

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7
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what does MGM stand for

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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8
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what was MGM formally known as

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Loews

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9
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when was the gradual emergence of vertical integration

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1920s

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10
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When were the big 5 and little 3 created

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by 1930

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11
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when and what was the first feature film with a soundtrack

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The Jazz Singer 1927

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12
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who directed and who starred in the first feature film with a soundtrack

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dir. Alan Crosland

starring Al Jolson

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when was the first feature length 3 strip colour film created and what was it called

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Becky Sharp 1935

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14
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who directed Becky Sharp

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Rouben Mamoulian

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15
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when was the paramount court case

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1948

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16
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what did the paramount decision prevent

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vertical integration

17
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what did the paramount decision cause

A

an emergence in independent films

18
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why was there a decline in cinema attendance in the 1950s

A

growth in television

19
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what emerged in the 1950s as a result of growth in television

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wide screen cinema and 3D technologies

20
Q

when were light portable handheld cameras introduced and who used them

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late 1950s used by a new generation of filmmakers in france called the ‘French New Wave’

21
Q

when was steady cam technology first introduced

A

1975

22
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who developed steady cam

A

Garret Brown

23
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what did steady cam allow

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kept the image steady while retaining fluid movement

24
Q

what has been happening from 1990s onwards

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widespread use of CGI(computer generated imagery)

25
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how did Industrial Light and Magic contribute to the use of CGI

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pioneered in the 1970s a move away from special effects to visual effects created digitally in post production to the computer generated imaging of characters