Early Films
What year was the first movie shown in a cinema?
1895
Name an example of a government that probably has used propaganda films, and what goal their movies might have had.
US and Soviet governments during the Cold War to convince people that the other side was evil.
North Korea to brainwash people so they don't get information from the outside world.
What was the sound like in films in the early 1900s?
People played live music (or there was a live narrator).
Until 1906, what types of film were the most common?
Films of everyday life (not fictional films)
Carlos
In "A trip to the Moon" by George Méliès, how did the aliens on the Moon die?
They turned into smoke when the explorers hit them.
Name three ways in which Triumph of the Will (1934) is an effective propaganda film for Nazis.
Patriotic music, shows scenic views of a German city, shows organization of the German army, shows children making Nazis seem innocent, shows only white blond boys to promote the idea of an Aryan race
For the T-Rex in Jurassic Park, name an animal sound they used to create the roar.
Baby elephant, tiger, whale, dog
During the Great Depression in the U.S. (1930s), the amount of people going to the movies was very high, despite people being so poor. Why?
What horror movie features Jack Nicholson and his family taking care of a hotel in the mountains during the winter, before he goes crazy...
The Shinning
Name one of the earliest film makers
Lumière Brothers, Georges Méliès, Edwin Porter (The Great Train Robbery 1903), and more
Shows people that anyone can join the army (even to peel potatoes).
Also motivates people to go to the army and do better than Donald Duck.
How did they create the stabbing sound in the famous shower scene from Psycho?
By stabbing a melon
What is slapstick comedy?
Style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity (such as Charlie Chaplin films)
Who directed the movie Pulp Fiction?
In "A trip to the Moon" by George Méliès, what are 3 different special effects?
The smoke, the starts seen from the moon, rocket that lands in the moon (that's actually a face), the underwater effects when the rockets gets back to earth, the houses, etc.
Who is Uncle Sam?
The fictional character who points at you, wanting you to join the US army.
What sound did they use for the Terminator crossing through bars and walls?
Slowly sucking out dog food from cans.
What year was the first full-length film with sound?
1927 (The Jazz Singer)
Which of these actors has never won an Oscar?
Leo Dicaprio, Johnny Dep, Matthew McConaughey, Jack Nicholson
Johnny Dep
What is film tinting?
Adding color to black-and-white film by soaking the film in dye
Fill in the blank (quote from The Great Dictator speech).
"You are not ________, you are not cattle, you are men!"
machines
In X-Men and Wolverine, we have the metallic sound of the blade and the sound of the flesh being slit open, how did they achieve this?
By tearing up the carcass of a chicken or turkey.
In the late 1800s, what is the name of the 1st device that allowed people to see moving pictures?
Hint: Only one person could look at a time.
The Kinetoscope
Which of these actresses has never won an Oscar?
Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Marion Cotillard, Amy Adams
Amy Adams