The birth of the feature film

Question 1

When an entertainment company grows big enough to have its own production facilities- including offices ____ to props, to costumes to, _____ - we call it a __

Answer 1

Sound Stages
Editing Rooms
Studio

Question 2

The job of a distributor is to ___ the movies to audiences, ____ the films on to screens and ____ the movies to the theatres

Answer 2

Market
Book
Deliver

Question 3

The standard lengths of original feature films was ____ and were called ____

Answer 3

10-16 minutes
One Reelers

Question 4

An era known as ____ emerged as men connected to _____ would show up at independent studio and threaten filmmakers

Answer 4

Patent Wars
Edison

Question 5

Edison eventually partnered with the Dickson’s Company ____ along with 8 other companies and created ___also known as ______

Answer 5

Biograph
The Motion Pictures Patents (MPP)
The Trust

Question 6

Because Edison had control ober who could and could not make movies many independent filmmakers moved their productions as far away from edison’s studio in NJ ending up in ______

Answer 6

Holly California

Question 7

A feature film is a movie with a running time long enough to be considered the _______ in a program, Usually films clock in at between _______

Answer 7

Principle Film
70-130 minutes

Question 8

______ was a failed stage actor who fell in love with film making. He is credited with innovating the ______ cutting to a characters face at a moment of _______

Answer 8

DW Griffith
Close Up
High Drama

Question 9

Griffith also used _____ - close ups of objects or characters hands to draw attention to ______ or ______ moments. He extensively used _______ to add ______ to characters and their stories

Answer 9

Insert Shots
Symbolic Props
Key Narrative
Flashbacks
Depth

Question 10

In answer to Griffiths film ____ African American Film Maker ____ created a film called _____ to address an accurate representation of racism and bigotry in the country.

Answer 10

Birth of Nation
Oscar Micheaux
Within Our Gates