Film History & Movements

Question 1

What device used a spinning wheel to create some of the first moving pictures in the 1800’s

Answer 1

phenakistoscope

[DDMF]

Question 2

Who created the film “A Trip to the Moon”?

Answer 2

Georges Méliès
[NL]

Question 3

What was the first commercial feature film with synchronized sound?

Answer 3

The Jazz Singer
[EK]

Question 4

What was the device that Eadweard Muybridge created to view moving images?

Answer 4

Zoopraxiscope [EK]

Question 5

What defined German Expressionism

Answer 5

its dark themes, bold symbolism, and striking visual style
[EK]

Question 6

What are the 3 key concepts for the Dramedy genre?

Answer 6

Character Development, Plot and Storytelling, Tonal Balance
[EK]

Question 7

When was the first movie created?

Answer 7

1888
[AB]

Question 8

What was the first film?

Answer 8

The Roundhay Garden Scene
[AB]

Question 9

What did the Cabbage Patch Fairy film do that was new?

Answer 9

It was the first fictional/fantasy film with a scripted narrative
[AB]