Movie "Firsts"
Cited as the first "moving image", it contains a series of still photographs that won the creator a bet.
What is "The Horse in Motion"?
Important French film that contains "special effects" that are out of this world!
What is "A Trip to the Moon"?
Movie studio that began in the Golden Age known for its roaring lion logo.
What is MGM?
One of the most important advancements that occurred during the Golden Age. We aren't in Kansas anymore...
What is technicolor?
The first full length Disney animation film.
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
2 seconds of footage recorded at 12 frames per second.
What is "Roundhay Garden Scene"?
Place that became the "center" of the film industry due to weather, variety of locations, cheap land, and many other facts.
What is Hollywood?
Movie studio that put out the first film with spoken dialogue and musical performances. Yes, they are actually related...
What is Warner Bros?
Lawsuit that broke up the monopolies between studios and theaters.
What is U.S. Vs. Paramount Pictures?
Disney animated film that featured early "surround sound" all the way back in 1940.
What is Fantasia?
The inventor of the Kinetoscope that made it possible to record the first films ever created.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The first movie theaters that opened in the early 1900s. It costed a nickel!
What are Nickelodeons?
Movie studio that is the rival of MGM. Known for their triumphant intro in their films.
What is Twentieth Century Fox?
Name of the industry self-censorship code established in the late 1920s to regulate content?
What is Hays code?
The historical event recorded for the first NBC broadcast in 1936. A famous Ohioan was featured!
What is the 1936 Olympics?
The instrument that was performed live in front of the audience when viewing a Silent Era film. It helped distract from the loud film projector!
What is piano?
This silent era actor is known for his physical comedy and dangerous stunt work!
Who is Buster Keaton?
Movie studio that is known for its mountain-and-stars logo.
What is Paramount Pictures?
Visual effect that began in the Silent Era, but was perfected in the Golden Age that created realistic environments by blending paintings on glass with live-action footage.
What is Matte painting?
The 1939 film widely considered the pinnacle of Hollywood's "Golden Year". MGM made a fortune off of a story that was originally a novel.
What is "Gone with the Wind"?
The first film to have synchronized sound/dialogue along with musical performances.
What is "The Jazz Singer"?
The cards of text displayed on screen in a Silent Era movie to convey dialogue.
What is an intertitle?
Movie studio that created King Kong.
What is RKO?
The first-ever Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1927/28.
What is "Wings"?
Device used to create the earliest version of "talking pictures". Few of their cylinders survive today.
What is a kinetophone?