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38 Cards in this Set
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Who is responsible for creating motion picture |
Thomas Edison Lumiere Brothers |
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2 films by Edwin S Porter |
American Fireman The Great Train Robbery |
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Sci-fi by George Melies |
A trip to the moon |
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D. W. Griffith's most important film in 1915 |
The Birth of A Nation |
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5 innovations made by Griffith |
Medium shot Close ups Extreme CU LS Longer films Rehearsals Set design |
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What character did Chaplin create |
The Tramp |
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3 silent films by Chaplin |
The Tramp the Fireman His New Job |
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What years was the Academy Awards created |
1927 |
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Musicals |
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Warner Brothers |
Gangsters |
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Universal |
Horror |
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First talkie |
The Jazz Singer |
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First American featured length animated film |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves |
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The two documentaries that Leni Riefenstahl directed for the Nazi party |
Triumph of the Will Olympia |
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This film in 1933 used groundbreaking stop motion effects to bring the life of a monster to life. name the man responsible |
King Kong Willis O'Brien |
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Biggest box office star of the 30s. Name one film she is in |
Shirley Temply Stand & Cheer |
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Two horrors released in 1931, name the them, the star, and director |
Dracula by Ted Browning, Bela Lugosi Frankenstein by James Whale, Boris Karloff |
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Citizen Kane |
Orson Welles |
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5 innovations in Citizen Kane |
Broken narrative Deep focus Jump cuts Passage of time Use of miniatures |
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Name the cinematographer on Citizen Kane |
Gregg Toland |
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From what country did Neo-Realism come from |
Italy |
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John ford |
They were Expendable |
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William Wyler |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
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John Houston |
The Battle of Saint Pietro |
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Frank Capra |
Prelude to War |
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American actor who popularized method acting |
Marlon Brandon |
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Senator behind HUAC, name the blacklist, writers who needs ______ to sell scripts |
Joseph McCarthy Blacklist Fronts |
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Style of film that used 3 cameras and curved screen. Name 1 movie |
Cinerama This is Cinerama |
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Name the Japanese director who gained world wide attention in the 50s |
Akira Kurosawa The Seven Samurai |
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How did television affect films in the 50s |
Filmmakers wanted to make people attend cinema House of Wax - first coloured 3D film |
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Name 5 political/social happenings that would affect the film industry |
The Space Race Assassination of JFK Assassination of Malcolm X Assassination of Martin Luther King The Drug Culture |
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4 movies Kubrick made in the 60s |
Spartacus Lolita Dr. Strangelove 2001: A Space Odyssey |
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Name 5 innovations from 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Visual effects Use of sound Unknown actors Use of existing music Leaving the meaning open Editing |
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Name 2 big budget failures in the 60s |
Alamo Cleopatra |
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From what country did Auteur and the New Wave of film come from. Name one guy responsible |
France Francois Truffaut |
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Name two films made in 1967, 1969 |
Bonnie & Clyde Easy Rider |
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Success of the 60s |
Psycho by Hitchcock, responsible for movie start time |
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James Bond movies |
Dr. No From Russia with Love Gold finger Thunderball You Only Live Twice |
