Film

Question 1

Number One Quote

Answer 1

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”

They used the word damn

Question 2

Movies and us

Answer 2

Dream factories, not dependent on advertising and our relationship is different than with other media

Question 3

Movie

Answer 3

no rules, no precedents, no expectations, medium built by entrepreneurs, not elites

Question 4

But first, photography

Answer 4

daguerrotype

-images etched on metal plates

Question 5

Calotype

Answer 5

Translucent paper (negative) fro which we can make photo prints

Question 6

What is the idea of movies?

Answer 6

a series of still photos in sequence and illusion of movement

Question 7

Edison invents the kinetoscope

Answer 7

films is run through a machine, not projected

phonograph music plays–maybe

Question 8

The Lumiere Brothers

Answer 8

film as novelty, reality scenes, first documentaries, more than one person can watch

Question 9

Early films

Answer 9

novelty, few minutes long, one subject, once camera angle and no editing

Question 10

Narrative Films

Answer 10

movies tell stories, engage imagination, create new realities

Question 11

Georges Melies

Answer 11

Movies as stories, sequential shots, special effects, movies as fantasy
ex: trip to the moon

Question 12

Edwin S. Porter

Answer 12

movies as narrative, first movies to use editing(montage), mobile camera, first western movie

Question 13

Nickelodeon

Answer 13

democracy theater

Question 14

D.W Griffith

Answer 14

epic stories, costly production, large casts, costumes, lighting, emotion, suspense, passion and controversial topics and big business

Question 15

Changing the lens

Answer 15

Emmett J. Scott and Lincoln’s Dream

Nobel and George Johnson and Oscar Mucheaux

Question 16

Oscar Micheaux

Answer 16

First African-American to produce a feature film and to produce a talking picture and focused on race and racial injustice

Question 17

From Novelty to Industry

Answer 17

immigration to the U.S, migration to cites, politcal unrest, war in Europe and creativity/innovation

Question 18

Movies as a business

Answer 18

it’s always sunny in California, international distribution and hollywood dominates

Question 19

The Studio System

Answer 19

Elaborate Films, Big-name stars, control of movie industry

Question 20

Silents film era

Answer 20

film as entertainment, cross language barriers, focus on the stars, not the stories

Question 21

Impact of the talkies

Answer 21

New genres (musicals), acting quality, production-complicated, expensive and studios dominate

Question 22

The great escape

Answer 22

depression in the 1930’s, movie as escape (screwball comedies, music, gagster, horror films, feature documentaries and social messages

Question 23

Scandals

Answer 23

New media, new co cencerns

Question 24

The Hay Code

Answer 24

no films that would lower moral standards, no brutal killings, no how-to depictions of crime, fire arms limited to the “essentials”

Question 25

What went at the end of the movies?

Answer 25

"motion picture has moral obligations"

Question 26

Rules with the Hay Code

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no profanity, only married couples in the bedroom, no making fun of public officials/religious leaders, no illegal drugs or alcohol and they respect the flag

Question 27

What can't they show because of the Hays Code?

Answer 27

lustful kissing, no inter-racial relationships, no nudity or childbirth

Question 28

The Push Back

Answer 28

First Amendment, defying the censors which you will not see on TV

Question 29

Movies and WWII

Answer 29

Office of War Information, morale boosters and educational films

Question 30

McCarthyism

Answer 30

Communists out of Hollywood | the "red" scare

Question 31

The Impact of TV

Answer 31

Controversial issues, sexual topics, violence, target under 30s, color, 3-D, sound, special effects, a rating system

Question 32

What makes a movie a blockbuster?

Answer 32

New technologies, new audiences, new demands

Question 33

Top 10 movie songs of all time

Answer 33

10. The Sound of Music 9. Stayin’ Alive 8. The Way We Were 7. When You Wish Upon a Star 6. Mrs. Robinson 5. White Christmas 4. Moon River 3. Singin’ in the Rain 2. As Time Goes By 1. Somewhere over the Rainbow

Question 34

Rating System

Answer 34

G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17

Question 35

Fast forward today

Answer 35

It’s all about you(th) You’re 20 percent of the population You buy 30 percent of the tickets it all about $$$$

Question 36

Why is today not good for movies?

Answer 36

``` Ticket prices up, sales flat Sequels Commercials, trailers, (finally) movies Too many bad movies Rude audiences At-home entertainment You spend more downloading than going to theaters, buying, or renting ```

Question 37

what are the industry componets

Answer 37

Production, Distribution, Exhibition

Question 38

Production

Answer 38

Making the movie, Film to digital, Special effects are expected

Question 39

Distribution

Answer 39

Supplying movies (Theaters, DVDs, networks, cable, satellite), Advertising, promotion, Platform rollout

Question 40

Exhibition

Answer 40

Studios own half the theaters, 7 chains control 80 percent of sales, Profits from concessions

Question 41

What type of studios are there?

Answer 41

Major, Corporate independents, Make money for corporate parents, Independents

Question 42

Major studios?

Answer 42

(Disney, Fox, Universal)

Question 43

Corporate independents?

Answer 43

(Specialty, niche movies)

Question 44

What are some audience trends?

Answer 44

51 percent women, 49 percent men, Most under 50, White, Hispanic movie attendance increasing, Most go to spend time with family and friends

Question 45

Trends

Answer 45

Conglomerates, Blockbusters only and Profit vs. Art

Question 46

Foreign markets

Answer 46

Account for 70 percent of ticket sales, Only 20 percent of U.S. films make a profit at home

Question 47

Concept films

Answer 47

Entire movie plot is one line | ex: fast and furious

Question 48

Testing Movies:

Answer 48

Audience research

Question 49

Excess Hollywood

Answer 49

Franchise films, Sequels, remakes, Adaptations

Question 50

Movies turn into other things?

Answer 50

Adaptations of games, TV shows, comic books

Question 51

Franchise films

Answer 51

Movies produced with intent of producing more movies