history

Question 1

1895

Answer 1

The first moving images by the Lumiere Brothers

Question 2

1895-1927

Answer 2

The filmmaking foundations established and silent cinema

Question 3

1920s

Answer 3

Hollywood industry established by Warner Brothers etc

Question 4

1927

Answer 4

Alan Crossland’s The Jazz Singer which was the first feature with a soundtrack.

Question 5

1935

Answer 5

Rouben Maoulian’s Becky Sharp which was the first colour feature film

Question 6

1950s

Answer 6

Emergence of widescreen and 3D tech the growth of TV and the decline of cinema.

Question 7

1948

Answer 7

Paramount court case prevented studios from owning all stages of production, distribution and exhibition process, this led to independent film production.

Question 8

Late 1950s

Answer 8

Lightweight portable cameras produced for handheld use

Question 9

1970s

Answer 9

Steadicam technology invented by Garrett Brown

Question 10

1990s

Answer 10

Widespread use of CGI for special effects in film

Question 11

1995

Answer 11

First CG feature length cartoon TOY STORY directed by Jon Lassater

Question 12

2000s

Answer 12

Technology available to ordinary people, the rise of citizen film-making

Question 13

2007

Answer 13

Netflix which was the first legal streaming service launched

Question 14

2010s

Answer 14

Successful feature length films shot entirely on iPhones were released (Tangerine Baker, 2015 and UNSANE, Soderberg 2018)

Question 15

2017

Answer 15

Film and TV streaming and downloading sites such as Netflix, Sky and Amazon overtake DVDs

Question 16

2018

Answer 16

Avengers: Infinity War was the first Hollywood film to ever be shot with IMAX cameras