History
Who was the first national president of DKA?
Jack H. McClelland
What is the phenomenon that creates the illusion of movement?
Displacement
What Resident Council position is in the head of Membership?
Vice President
DeKA's don't .....?
LITTER!
Where are you supposed to wear a pin?
Above the heart.
Where was DKA founded? (school name)
USC
What is the first phase of the Hero's Journey?
Departure: the hero leaves his comfortable life and ventures into the unknown.
What is the national headquarters called?
The Cinemansion
What is the Golden Circle (the 3 main words)?
Why, how, what
What is DKA's mascot?
Dragon
Why was Herbert E. Farmer the wizard of DKA?
He could learn to fix or build anything, without much money or time, just hard work applied resourcefully and creatively.
What is the phenomenon that allows us to see individual frames as one constant image?
Persistence of Vision
What does the Board of Governors do?
They serve as the general supervisory body of the chapter.
What is an "assay"?
A testing of merit.
What are DKA's colors?
Old Gold and Deep Royal Blue
Name 3 prominent alumni.
examples: Lucille Ball, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, George Lucas, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire
What is the device that rotates in front of the lens, interrupts the emitted light for a brief moment while the film advances to the next frame, and in doing so removes image blur?
The shutter
What are the 3 Corporations?
The National Fraternity, the Foundation, and the Housing Corporation
Delta: Dramatic
Kappa: Kinematic
Alpha: Aesthetic
What is our internal theme?
Medieval/ Middle ages magic
March 16th, 1936
What is the loop in the film path and why is it essential?
The loop in the film path is to allow the necessary slack so that the film can advance, stop, be pulled from the bottom as it is pushed from the top and continue 24 times every second. If the loops are too small, the film will jam and if the loops are too large, the emulsion will scratch as it is moved along the path from the feed to the take up slide.
What is the term for a year with no National Convention?
Conclave
What is the DKA formula?
DKA = values x action
What are the 3 levels of performance of the McClelland Challenge?
1. Farmer
2. Order of the Dragon
3. Basic