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1
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Vertical Integration

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Production, distribution, exhibition with block booking.

2
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What studio did Adolph Zukor form?

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Paramount.

3
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Who founded Paramount Studios?

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Adolph Zukor.

4
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What studio did Marcus Loew form?

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Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer.

5
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Who founded MGM studios?

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Marcus Loew.

6
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Who formed United Artists?

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  1. ) Douglas Fairbanks
  2. ) Meyer
  3. ) Charlie Chaplin
  4. ) D.W. Griffith
7
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What studio did Griffith, Chaplin, Meyer and Fairbanks create?

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United Artists.

8
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What were the ‘Little Three Studios’?

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  1. ) Universal
  2. ) Columbia
  3. ) United Artists
9
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What were the ‘Big 5’ Studios?

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  1. ) Warner Brothers
  2. ) Paramount
  3. ) RKO
  4. ) MGM
  5. ) 20th Century Fox
10
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What films did Mary Pickford star in?

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  1. ) Pollyanna (1920)
  2. ) Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
  3. ) My Best Girl (1927)
  4. ) Coquette (1929)
11
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Which one of Mary Pickford’s films won an academy award?

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Coquette (1929)

12
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What films did Douglas Fairbanks star in?

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  1. ) Mark of Zorro (1920)
  2. ) Robin Hood (1922)
  3. ) The Thief of Baghdad (1924)
13
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Theaters became palaces in the 1920’s. Which notable theater was located in Los Angeles?

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Grauman’s Theater

14
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Where was Grauman’s Theater located?

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Los Angeles

15
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Theaters became palaces in the 1920’s. Which notable theater was located in New York?

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Radio City Music Hall

16
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Where was Radio City Music Hall located?

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NYC

17
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What were the significant genres of the 1920’s?

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  1. ) Westerns
  2. ) Documentaries
  3. ) Comedies
18
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What notable director was influenced by the western genre?

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John Ford

19
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Who directed the Iron Horse (1924)?

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John Ford

20
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Which filmmaker was influenced by the documentary medium?

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Robert Flaherty

21
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Who directed Nanook of the North (1922)?

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Robert Flaherty

22
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Which performers were notable for their performances in the comedy genre?

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  1. ) Charlie Chaplin

2. ) Buster Keaton

23
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Who starred as the Little Tramp in many feature comedies of the 1920’s?

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Charlie Chaplin

24
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What were three aspects of Charlie Chaplin comedies?

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  1. ) Character-driven comedies
  2. ) Excellent acting
  3. ) Social commentary
25
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What notable comedies did Charlie Chaplin star in?

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  1. ) The Gold Rush (1925)
  2. ) City Lights (1931)
  3. ) Modern Times (1936)
26
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What were three aspects of Buster Keaton performances?

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  1. ) Great stone face
  2. ) Film-Savvy humor
  3. ) Physical feats - performed all his own stunts
27
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What notable films did Buster Keaton star in?

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  1. ) Sherlock, Jr (1924)

2. ) The General (1926)

28
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What were three aspects of Harold Lloyd performances?

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  1. ) Created the glasses character
  2. ) Daredevil stunts
  3. ) Portrayed a young man out to succeed.
29
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What notable film did Harold Lloyd star in?

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Safety Last (1923)

30
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What year did the advent of sound take place?

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1927

31
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What notable film became the first to include sound / first talkie?

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The Jazz Singer (1927)

32
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What is the first notable aspect about the Jazz Singer?

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First feature-length Hollywood talkie in which dialogue is used as part of dramatic action.

33
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What percentage of the Jazz Singer is ‘sync sound’?

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25%

34
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What is a second notable aspect of the Jazz Singer?

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Starts as a silent film with background music but has sync sound dialogue and musical numbers.

35
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By what year were most movies sound movies?

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1929

36
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Movies became less ______ in presentation.

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Visual

37
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What was the first notable problem that occurred with the introduction of sound in films?

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Noise created by the camera / dolly wheels.

38
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What was the second notable problem that occurred with the intro of sound in films?

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Microphone placement limited mobility.

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What was the third notable problem that occurred with the intro of sound in films?

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Inundating the actors voice quality and accents

40
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What film portrayed all these problems of introducing sound?

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Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

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What was the first solution to overcoming the sound issue?

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Blimp for camera to get it out of soundproof booth / better dolly wheels.

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What was the second solution to overcoming the sound issue?

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Use of overhead microphones to allow actors to move.

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What was the third solution to overcoming the sound issue?

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Separate recording of image and sound to allow location shooting - so sound could be added later.