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Final Exam Flashcards

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What did “motion of a horse” tell us?

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That a horse does have all 4 legs off the ground when galloping

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What are nickelodeons?

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Small storefront movie theaters where the first movies were played

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Describe the first films

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Short, no soundtrack, clips of every day life

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What developed for showing movies after nickelodeons?

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Ornate buildings featuring a pipe organ called movie palaces

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What was significant about “trip to the moon”?

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Used multiple settings, repeated scenes and cuts

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What was Hollywood first blockbuster film?

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Birth of a nation

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What was significant about birth of a nation?

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One of the first films to tell a story
Innovative editing techniques
Usage of symbolism
Propaganda

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What film is recognized as revolutionary for its

Fabricated newspaper headlines and elaborate sets?

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Citizen Kane

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What are some of the new techniques used in citizen Kane?

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News papers
Dramatic lighting
Elaborate sets
Moving camera shots
Low camera angles
Natural sound
Editing
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When did color films appear?

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1920s

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What came first: sound or color?

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Sound

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What was one of the first find to use color?

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Wizard of oz

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What movie tells the story of the transition from silent to sound?

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Singing in the rain

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What is animation?

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Using still images shown in sequence to create the illusion of movement

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What kind of animation did “the camera mans revenge” use?

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Stop-action animation

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What is the process of stop-action animation?

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Uses figures- photographed poses

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What kind of animation was used in “spirited away”?

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Cel animation

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What did Star Wars add to movie making?

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Digitally timed effects
Detailed large and small scale models
CG images

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What are some if the genres discussed in class?

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Musicals
Science fiction
Horror
Westerns
Documentary
Romantic comedies
Experimental films
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What are videos usually used for in art?

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Back drops
Installations
Experimentation

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What is interactive media?

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Viewer gets to choose, in part, what they see

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What is an example of interactive digital media?

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A website

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What does all architecture start with?

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Plans/drawings and consideration if cost, materials etc.

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What are the Taos pueblo of New Mexico made of?

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Adobe brick (sand/clay …)

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What do skyscrapers such as the soho lofts in NY resemble?

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Cubist paintings

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How does engineering play a role in architecture?

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The tension and compression forces of materials must be balanced

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