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72 Cards in this Set
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Costume
Lighting Setting/Props |
Mise-en-scène (the total visual environment)
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Fluid, percussive, hesitant, aggressive, sensual, sloppy, etc.
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Dynamics
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Weight
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Strong vs. soft
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Force
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Body shapes
Line/Shape Levels (high, middle, low) Positive, negative space Use of stage or performance area Placement on Stage Pathways or Floor Patterns Designs by groups of dancers |
Space (Composition)
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How long the dance/piece/movement lasts
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Duration
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Relationships in time between parts of a composition
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Rhythm
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Speed
Variation |
Tempo
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The creator of a dance
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Choreographer
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An art form that exists in both time and space and that is instrumented by the human body
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Combination of all forms of dance
Gained momentum on the American stages and screens of the middle 1900s |
Musical Theatre
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A fast style of dance done in wooden-sole shoes
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Done in soft, leather shoes
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In the 1920s, metal plates were added to the tips and soles of the leather shoes. Which style of dance is this?
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Tap
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Which style of dance:
-Evolved from a fusion of African rhythms, European folk dances and the American jazz music of the 1920s -Highly emotional -Utilizes syncopation to heighten the power and energy of the style |
Jazz
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Which style of dance:
-Reaction against the rigidity of ballet -Celebrated individual creative freedom -Story not necessary |
Modern
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Who is “The Mother of Modern Dance”?
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Who:
-Was appointed “Superintendent of the King’s Ballet” -Commissioned by Louis XIV to create a method for writing down dance movements |
Beauchamp
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What is the most well-known method today for documentation, and was created by Rudolf Laban?
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Which style of dance:
-One of the first forms of dance to be performed for an audience. -Is a narrative -It is also highly structured |
Ballet
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"A dance for two"
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The male dancer supports the ballerina in slow movements
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The couple dance apart and then finally together with all their technical skill
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Who:
-Was in “The Dancing Master” (1725) -Formalized a “vocabulary” of ballet -Documented the foot positions as well as many of the other standard body positions of traditional ballet |
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Which style of dance:
-Evolved from Italian court ballets during the late 1400/early 1500s -Interest flourished under the reign of Louis XIV -Created the Royal Academy of Dance in 1661 |
Ballet
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Recreational Dance (Social Dance-16th Century)
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Who:
-Created “The English Dancing Master” (1651) |
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Who:
-Created “Orchesography” (1589) |
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Which style of dance:
-Communication/Oral History -Perpetuation is a way to preserve ethnic identity Examples: -Clogging -Polka -Square Dance -Hula -Folklórico |
Folk/National Dance
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Which style of dance:
Myth/Ritual -Rain -Fertility -Hunt -War |
Religious
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Which category of dance:
Religious Folk Recreational |
Participation
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Which category of dance:
Ballet Modern Jazz Tap Etc. |
Presentation (Entertainment)
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Who:
Idea of overshot New style of dancing with beautiful girls Close ups |
Busby Berkeley
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Who:
First dancing star of the 1930s Associated with flat foot hoofing |
Ruby Keeler
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Who:
Danced with Cherlie Temple Inspiration to a number of dancers Gave a tribute to the era to flat foot tap dancing; very balanced |
Bill (Bojangles) Robinson
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Who:
Most effective dance team of the 30s and 40s A novelty act |
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Who:
Best dancer of the 1960's |
Eleanor Powell
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Who:
Renaissance man of film, and scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz |
Ray Bolger
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Who:
Danced with Ginger Rodgers, and didn't edit |
Fred Astaire
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Who:
Husband choreographed the first ballet suitable for tv |
Vera Zorina
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Who:
The Red Shoes |
Moira Shearer
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Who:
Ran away from France Performed mainly in Europe |
Rudolf Nureyev
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Who:
Artistic director in New York City, and founder of the Baryshnikov |
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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What kind of experiences were:
Mutoscope Zeotrope Kinetoscope |
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Who:
-Created Nickelodeons -Arcades, storefronts and music halls converted to movie houses -Narrow spaces with wooden benches, a piano for musical accompaniment and one wall painted white or silver for a “screen” |
Marcus Loew
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Which film directed/photographed by Edwin S. Porter was:
1st Narrative Film 1st Film shot out of chronological order 1st Film to use parallel editing 1st Film to use of panned camera movement 1st Western |
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When were the first theatres built expressly for showing movies?
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1910
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Which movie theatre in the 1920's:
Accommodated thousands Opulent architecture and furnishings Included lounges, restaurants, nurseries and hospitals Full orchestras replaced the single piano |
Movie Palace
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Which film was:
Released October 6, 1927 “Vitaphone” Silent picture with musical accompaniment on disc Four talking sections with synchronized dialogue |
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A continuous transformation from one keyframe or 3D model to another.
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A technique in which video or film images are placed in the background of a scene, one frame at a time, either manually or by computer automation.
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Rotoscoping
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Which film used:
Miniature Models Rear Screen Projection Matte Photography Stop Frame Animation |
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Who:
French magician considered to be the “Father of Movie Special Effects” “Trip to the Moon” (1902) |
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Special effects
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What became a standard color system in tv's? (1952)
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Eastmancolor
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What kind of movies:
Capitalized on automobile obsession Air conditioning rare and expensive Theme park atmosphere evolved Restaurants Playgrounds/Swimming pools/Amusement parks Laundromats Motels |
Drive In Movies
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Network is formed by RCA
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NBC
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Created with owner William S. Paley at the helm
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CBS
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Formed when NBC was forced to sell one of its networks – bought and led by Edwin Noble
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ABC
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Who:
-Merged administrative responsibilities for broadcast and wired communication regulation of the Federal Radio Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission -Charged with regulating all non-Federal Government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite & cable) |
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NBC, ABC, CBS
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What is a broadcast station, not owned by a network, but with an exclusive agreement with a specific network in which the affiliate airs only programming from the network in return for programming content?
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Affiliate System
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What began in 1948 as a method to provide reception to rural areas of Pennsylvania mountain regions?
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Who:
-In 1970 buys Atlanta UHF station WTCG which later becomes WTBS -In 1975, unable to secure network affiliation and without a distribution method, he petitioned the FCC and received permission to broadcast via satellite. |
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Which company provides marketing research and data collection?
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What quantifies market share for television programming which forms the basis for advertising rates?
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What impact did these have on tv:
Expanded cable offerings “On Demand/Pay Per View” DVR Internet |
Decline
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Which film was:
Written by Peter Shaffer Directed by Milos Forman Choreography by Twila Tharp Won 1984 Academy Awards for: Best Picture Best Director (Milos Forman) Best Adapted Screen Play (Peter Shaffer) Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham) |
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Who:
He and Constanze had two sons, Karl and Franz. Although known to drink, he was not the alcoholic depicted in the film. He was indeed buried in a common grave, not due to poverty, but because this was the custom for everyone except nobility and aristocracy. |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wrote over 40 operas Enjoyed immense popularity in and around Vienna Reportedly attended the funeral of Mozart Institutionalized with profound senility shortly before his death |
Antonio Salieri
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