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1
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Birth of cinema ?

A

France
Auguste & Louis - lumière «arrival of train» — it’s a footage = une vue

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2
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The kinetoscope

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Developed in New York
You could find it at fairground

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3
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The paraxinoscope

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French invention

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4
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Zoetrope

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Optical illusion toy in the 17th century

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5
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The first narrative film ?

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Edwin. S Porter - the great train robbery 1903

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The vaudeville

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A form of entertainment, it was a review show or a variety show. A quick succession of shorts acts.

Vaudeville was like a form of live spectacle - people went there to see short play

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The 1st movie theater ?

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The Nickelodeon - in Pittsburgh

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8
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What happened in 1910 ?

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Movie industry went to West Hollywood

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9
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Give the name of 1 or 2 silent movies?!

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  1. Charles chaplin : humorist skit
    Slapstick comedy
  2. Buster Keaton in Sherlock :
    Different form Chaplin
    Known as a stone face
    From vaudeville performers
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10
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1st sound movie ?

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1927— Alan crosland’s - the jazz singer

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Studio system :
The majors ?

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  • Paramount
  • Metro-Goldwyn-meyer
  • Warner Bros
  • 20th Century Fox
  • RKO
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The minors ?

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  • Columbia
  • Universal
  • United Artists
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