Film History

Question 1

What are the two names of the earliest filmmakers in History?

Answer 1

Louis Lumiére

Augusta Lumiére

Question 2

Who is the Manifesto of Surrealism

Answer 2

Andre Breton

Question 3

Define the Kuleshov Effect

Answer 3

Cutting two things together to give meaning to things that aren’t related

Question 4

Know the five surrealist elements

Answer 4

1) Revolt
2) Provocation
3) Dreams
4) Cult of Childhood
5) Critique of Convention

Question 5

What was Chaplin’s first film

Answer 5

Making a living

was a bit difficult for him since it was his first time being an actor

Question 6

What invention did the Lumiére brothers create?

Answer 6

The Cinématographer

Question 7

What is the Benshi System?

Answer 7

Benshi was a narrator who travelers with films to describe the events taking place
(existed during the silent Era)

Question 8

Who directed Le Churn Andalou

Answer 8

(first surrealist film)

Luis Buñel
Salvador Dali

Question 9

What was the first film Lumiére brothers created titled?

Answer 9

“Workers leaving the Lumiére factory”

Question 10

In what year was the first motion picture created?

Answer 10

1895!

Question 11

List the big five:

Answer 11

1) Metro - Goldwyn - Mayor
2) Paramount
3) Fox Film Corp/20th Century Fox
4) Warner brothers
5) RKO (Radio Pictures Incorporated)

Question 12

List the little three:

Answer 12

1) Universal
2) United Artists
3) Columbia

Question 13

What was Chaplin’s iconic character?

Answer 13

The Tramp

Question 14

In what city were the Lumiére brothers from?

Answer 14

Besancon, France

Question 15

Define Avant-Garde

Answer 15

“Advanced Guard”: Intellectually advanced films

Question 16

Name the three periods of early cinema:

Answer 16

1) The Era of Attractions
2) The Nickelodeon Era
3) Classical Era

Question 17

Where was Chaplin from?

Answer 17

London

Question 18

What were one of the main themes in Le Chein Andalou

Answer 18

Stripes

Question 19

List the Four Categories of Wiemar Cinema and what they mean:

Answer 19

1) Spectacles
- about the future basically
- (ex. Metropolis)

2) Expressionist Films
- relied on heavy symbolism & imagery to tell their stores
- about WW2 and crime
- (ex. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)

3) Kammerspielfilms
- drama films, usually involving ordinary families and no titles

4) New Objectivity
- characters selling themselves for food/financial gain
- socially focused