component 1 section B Flashcards
(25 cards)
when were the first moving images created and who made them
1895 the Lumiere brothers
when were the foundations of film making established(cinematography, mise-en-scene- principles of lightning, editing and location shooting)
1895-1927
what else happened in 1895-1927
development of silent cinema, full length and short films
what are the big 5 major studios
Warner bros RKO MGM Paramount Fox
What are the little 3 minor studios
Universal
United Artists
Columbia
what does RKO stand for
Radio Keith Orpheum
what does MGM stand for
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
what was MGM formally known as
Loews
when was the gradual emergence of vertical integration
1920s
When were the big 5 and little 3 created
by 1930
when and what was the first feature film with a soundtrack
The Jazz Singer 1927
who directed and who starred in the first feature film with a soundtrack
dir. Alan Crosland
starring Al Jolson
when was the first feature length 3 strip colour film created and what was it called
Becky Sharp 1935
who directed Becky Sharp
Rouben Mamoulian
when was the paramount court case
1948
what did the paramount decision prevent
vertical integration
what did the paramount decision cause
an emergence in independent films
why was there a decline in cinema attendance in the 1950s
growth in television
what emerged in the 1950s as a result of growth in television
wide screen cinema and 3D technologies
when were light portable handheld cameras introduced and who used them
late 1950s used by a new generation of filmmakers in france called the ‘French New Wave’
when was steady cam technology first introduced
1975
who developed steady cam
Garret Brown
what did steady cam allow
kept the image steady while retaining fluid movement
what has been happening from 1990s onwards
widespread use of CGI(computer generated imagery)
