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timeline quiz 11. First moving images (Lumière brothers) [1]

2. Development of silent cinema from early short films to full-length feature films [1]

3. Gradual emergence of a vertically integrated Hollywood film industry, established by 1930 into five major studios [1]

4. Alan Crosland's, The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson - the first feature film with a soundtrack [1]

5. Rouben Mamoulian's Becky Sharp, the Technicolor Corporation's first feature length, 'three strip' colour film [1]

6. Paramount court case which prevented studios from owning all phases of the production, distribution and exhibition process [1]

7. Emergence of widescreen and 3D technologies [1]

8. Lightweight, portable cameras were produced suitable for hand-held use [1]

9. Steadicam technology developed by cinematographer Garrett Brown [1]

10. More widespread use of computer-generated imagery, most significantly pioneered by Industrial Light and Magic [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What type of sound cannot be heard by the characters in the film? [1]

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timeline quiz 21. In which decade was the first full colour feature film produced? 1930s 1940s 1950s [1]

2. The Jazz Singer was released in what year? [1]

3. Why was the Jazz Singer technologically significant? [1]

4. Name two of the five major studios operating in Hollywood in the 1940s. [1]

5. The steadicam was used for the first time in what year? [1]

6. ILM was a company founded in the 1970s to help create CGI for Star Wars. What does ILM stand for? [1]

7. Who were making films from the year 1895? [1]

8. A famous court case in 1948 featured the name of what film studio? [1]

9. What two technologies were used to combat the rise of TVs at home? [1]

10. Silent Films were developed between what two years, according to the timeline? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What type of sound cannot be heard by the characters in the film? [1]

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timeline quiz 31. Name two of the five major studios operating in Hollywood in the 1940s. [1]

2. What technology was first used in the late 1950s? [1]

3. The Paramount Court Case of 1948 prevented film studios from what? [1]

4. Who Directed the film BECKY SHARP? [1]

5. The steadicam was used for the first time in what year? [1]

6. ILM was a company founded in the 1970s to help create CGI for STAR WARS (1977). What does CGI stand for? [1]

7. In 1895, the _______ Brothers made the first recognisable films. What was their surname? [1]

8. What was significant about the year 1927? [1]

9. What two technologies were used to combat falling cinema attendances in the 1950s? [1]

10. Silent Films were developed between what two years, according to the timeline? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What type of sound can be heard by the characters in a film? [1]

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timeline quiz 41. Name two of the five major studios operating in Hollywood in the 1940s. [1]

2. What significant film was released in 1935? [1]

3. The Paramount Court Case of 1948 prevented film studios from what? [1]

4. Development of silent cinema lasted from 1895 until what year? [1]

5. The steadicam was developed in what decade? [1]

6. According to the timeline, CGI has been in widespread use since _____ [1]

7. What significant film was released in 1927? [1]

8. The ___________ Brothers invented the cinematograph? [1]

9. Al Jonson starred in what film? [1]

10. What film is widely considered to be the first colour film? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What type of sound can be heard by the characters in a film? [1]

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timeline quiz 51. As well as cinematography and lighting, what other foundations of filmmaking were established during the periods 1895 - 1927? [1]

2. The film studios in 1920s Hollywood were the “Big ____” and the “Little ___” [1]

3. The Little 3 Studios were Columbia, ___________ and United _________ [1]

4. Why is Garrett Brown famous? [1]

5. According to the timeline, CGI has been in widespread use since _____ [1]

6. What significant film was released in 1927? [1]

7. When was the film Becky Sharp released? [1]

8. Al Jonson starred in what film? [1]

9. Who, in 1895, were the first people to create moving images appear via a projection? [1]

10. What significant film was released in 1935? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What editing transition sees one shape replaced by a similar shape? [1]

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timeline quiz 61. What key event took place in 1895? [1]

2. What important development took place between 1895 and 1927? [1]

3. What happened in the 1920s? [1]

4. Why is 1927 an important year for film technology? [1]

5. What important event took place in 1935? [1]

6. Why is 1948 an important year for film? [1]

7. What significant development took place during the 1950s? [1]

8. What happened in the late 1950s? [1]

9. Why were the 1970s important for film technology? [1]

10. What key technology was used more widely from the 1990s? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What editing technique shows a long period of time for the characters, in a short period of time on screen? [1]

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timeline quiz 71. What key technology was used more widely from the 1990s? [1]

2. Why were the 1970s important for film technology? [1]

3. What happened in the late 1950s? [1]

4. What significant development took place during the 1950s? [1]

5. Why is 1948 an important year for film? [1]

6. What important event took place in 1935? [1]

7. Why is 1927 an important year for film technology? [1]

8. What happened in the 1920s? [1]

9. What important development took place between 1895 and 1927? [1]

10. What key event took place in 1895? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. What is the name of the sound technique that involves creating sound effects and adding them to the film in post-production? [1]

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timeline quiz 81. Why is 1895 important? [1]

2. Development of silent cinema from early shirt films to _ _ _ _ length _ _ _ _ _ _ _ films? [1]

3. Widescreen and 3D technologies emerged when? [1]

4. BECKY SHARP was released in what year? [1]

5. Why is 1948 an important year for film? [1]

6. Lightweight cameras were first used at the end of what decade? [1]

7. Why is 1927 an important year for film technology? [1]

8. Name 3 of the 5 major film studios in the 1920s. [1]

9. Garrett Brown invented what in the 1970s? [1]

10. What technology was used more often from the 1990s? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this shot size? [1]

14. What does this shot size usually suggest? [1]

15. What is the name of the sound technique that involves creating sound effects and adding them to the film in post-production? [1]

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timeline quiz 91. Why is 1927 important? [1]

2. Widescreen and 3D technologies emerged when? [1]

3. The film directed by Rouben Mamoulian was released when? [1]

4. Why was the film in Q3 important? [1]

5. The feature film with the first soundtrack was called? [1]

6. The film in Q5 was released when? [1]

7. Silent film developed between what years 18_ _ and 19 _ _? [1]

8. Name 4 of the 5 major film studios in the 1920s. [1]

9. Garrett Brown invented what? [1]

10. What technology was used more often from the late 1950s? [1]

11. What is this camera angle? [1]

12. What does this camera angle normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle normally suggest? [1]

15. What is the name of the camera movement where the camera moves from right to left, or left to right, but stays on the base where it is fixed to? [1]

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timeline quiz 101. In which decade was the first full colour feature film produced? 1920s 1930s 1940s [1]

2. What is significant about the year 1948? [1]

3. The Jazz Singer was released in what year? [1]

4. Why was the Jazz Singer technologically significant? [1]

5. Who Directed the film that was released in 1935? [1]

5. The steadicam was created in what decade? [1]

6. ILM was a company founded in the 1970s to help create CGI for Star Wars. What decade does it belong to in the timeline? [1]

7. French brothers were some of the first making films when? [1]

8. Name the five major studios operating in Hollywood in the 1940s. [1]

9. What two technologies were used to combat the rise of TVs at home? [1]

10. Silent Films were developed between what two years, according to the timeline? [1]

11. What is this shot size? [1]

12. What does this shot size normally suggest? [1]

13. What is this camera angle? [1]

14. What does this camera angle usually suggest? [1]

15. 15. What camera movement has the camera facing forward but moving up/down? [1]

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