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Question 1

when was the golden age?

Answer 1

1920-1960
- some say 1930-1946 (Classic period)

Question 2

formation of united artists 1919

Answer 2

• charlie chaplin
• DW griffith
• Mary pickford
• douglas fairbanks

Question 3

true or false - by 1930, 95% of all American production was concentrated in the hands of only eight studios

Answer 3

true

Question 4

why and when was the production code implemented

Answer 4

in 1934
- response to pressure from Legion of Decency and public protest against graphic violence and sexual suggestiveness of some sound films (gangster films)

Question 5

MGM speciality

Answer 5

largest and most powerful
- musicals, smart comedies, dramas

Question 6

Warner bros speciality

Answer 6

musicals, gritty gangster films

Question 7

Universal speciality

Answer 7

horror/monster, Deanna Durbin

Question 8

RKO speciality

Answer 8

Astaire-Rogers “King Kong” “Citizen Kane”

Question 9

Paramount comedies speciality

Answer 9

Marx Bros, field, mae west, hope, crosby

Question 10

20th Century Fox speciality

Answer 10

shirley temple

Question 11

republic speciality

Answer 11

westerns

Question 12

columbia speciality

Answer 12

frank capra

Question 13

factors that ended the golden age

Answer 13

• the death of the moguls
• the breakup of the theaters (1948)
• the advent of television
• actors no longer under contract
• desire for location filming
• example: MGM

Question 14

comic legends

Answer 14

• buster keaton
• the marx bros
• the three stooges
• W.C. fields

Question 15

tips on writing about film

Answer 15

• opinion on film is subjective
• write with brevity - be concise
• take notes
• don’t just repeat the plot
• do some online research
• take a position
• make a point and support it with evidence
• use proper attribution
• use proper grammar
• reread and edit

Question 16

when analyzing a complex scene, you can focus on a specific element

Answer 16

lighting, editing, camera movement, costume, sound effects, etc.

Question 17

mise-en-scene refers to

Answer 17

the staging of everything we see in every shot

Question 18

comic terms

Answer 18

• slapstick
• pathos
• spoof
• satire
• sight gags

Question 19

the marx brothers

Answer 19

• groucho - insults
• harpo - pantomime
• chico - fake Italian accent
• zeppo - straight man

Question 20

what did the western glamorize and glorify

Answer 20

the american spirit of independence

Question 21

what era did the westerns begin

Answer 21

the silent era

Question 22

true or false john wayne got a break from john ford in Hollywood western

Answer 22

true

Question 23

this quote is from what movie - “if the legend becomes fact, print the legend”

Answer 23

The man who shot liberty valence

Question 24

who directed the man who shot liberty valence

Answer 24

john ford

Question 25

what was John Wayne’s nickname

Answer 25

Duke

Question 26

what pictures did john wayne work with

Answer 26

republic pictures

Question 27

who directed casablanca

Answer 27

michael curtiz

Question 28

michael curtix was a studio director at which filming company

Answer 28

warner brothers

Question 29

what was the Casablanca based off of

Answer 29

a play “everybody comes to ricks”

Question 30

how was casablanca filmed in terms of the script

Answer 30

it was film shot in sequence because only about half of the script was ready when filming began

Question 31

where is the line “here’s looking at you kid” from

Answer 31

casablanca

Question 32

which streaming platform was audrey hepburn with

Answer 32

paramount

Question 33

what was audrey hepburn’s big break

Answer 33

when she got casted in the broadway production of “gigi”

Question 34

who was associated with fashion designer hubert de givenchy

Answer 34

audrey hepburn

Question 35

what was an example of a satire film

Answer 35

duck soup
- satire - government and war

Question 36

true or false - the music box was a physical comedy with minimal dialogue

Answer 36

true

Question 37

what does satire mean

Answer 37

using humor, irony, or exaggeration to get a laugh
- make something serious funny

Question 38

what does slapstick mean

Answer 38

style of humor exaggerating physical activity
- both intentional violence and violence mishap
- comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humours events

Question 39

what movie had slapstick in it

Answer 39

duck soup

Question 40

what does spoof mean

Answer 40

playing a joke on someone who imitating something while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect

Question 41

what does sight gags mean

Answer 41

a visual joke

Question 42

who was the first major African-American feature filmmaker

Answer 42

Oscar Micheuax

Question 43

who were the pioneer film production companies

Answer 43

• metro goldwyn mayer
• paramount pictures
• warner bros
• universal international

Question 44

who were the three kings of silent comedy

Answer 44

• charlie chaplin
• buster keaton
• harold lloyd

Question 45

which movie was the first with sound

Answer 45

the jazz singer

Question 46

who was the first film superstar

Answer 46

charlie chaplin

Question 47

who made the transition from silent to sound

Answer 47

laurel (thin) and hardy (thick)

Question 48

which film won the first academy award for best live action short comedy in 1932

Answer 48

the music box

Question 49

who founded republic pictures

Answer 49

herbert yates

Question 49

what was the final film at paramount pictures

Answer 49

duck soup

Question 50

what are three classic western films

Answer 50

• high noon
• shane
• red river

Question 51

what was the last great film directed by John Ford

Answer 51

the man who shot liberty valence

Question 52

which film was done during the war time

Answer 52

casablanca

Question 53

which starts served in the war

Answer 53

• frank capra
• john ford
• william wyler
• jimmy stewart
• clark gable

Question 54

who wrote casablanca

Answer 54

epstein brothers

Question 55

marilyn monroe was with which film production

Answer 55

20th century fox