Cabiria
The MPPC
D.W. Griffith
German Expressionism
Silent Comedies
100
Giovanni Pastrone kept the camera constantly moving using these types of shots. Also referred to as "traveling" shots.
What is Tracking Shots
100
It's what M.P.P.C. stands for.
What is the Motion Picture Patents Company
100
Griffith was one of the first directors to utilize this technique, referring to a shot or sequence of shots that interrupts the narrative present and returns us momentarily to the past
What is a Flashback
100
In The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene uses this technique which refers to the usage of the same single action, scene, event, setting, or any element of significance at both the beginning and end of a film.
What is a Framing Device
100
This influential figure founded the Key Stone Film Company in 1912, and gave Charlie Chaplin his big break.
Who is Mack Sennett
200
Before the electrical lighting used by Pastrone became standard, this provided the light needed to expose the image on film.
What is The Sun
200
Many companies never bothered to copyright their films which led to their works entering into this, a term referring intellectual or creative property owned by no one and thus free to all.
What is the Public Domain
200
The expanding or contracting of circular masks to either reveal and open up a scene, or close down and conceal a part of an image was known as this, used consistently in Birth of a Nation
What is the Iris effect
200
Metropolis is considered to be one of the first films to depict this sort of society, characterized by poverty, oppression,
war, violence, disease, pollution, nuclear fallout and/or
the abridgement of human rights, resulting in
widespread unhappiness, suffering and pain
What is Dystopia
200
The re-occurring character seen here represents the struggle of the lower class.
Who is The Tramp
300
To achieve the camera movement in Cabiria, Pastrone and his cameraman improvised this device, now standard on most film shoots.
What is a Dolly
300
The MPPC standardized film length to only be 10-16 minutes long, or more simply, this unit of film measurement.
What is 1 Reel
300
Griffith used this editing technique to transition between two scenes to create a montage-effect and generate excitement and suspense
What is Cross-cutting
300
In post WWI Germany, Wiene was unable to afford the lighting he needed to achieve the harsh shadows in Caligari and was forced to do this instead, a much more artistic choice.
What is Paint the shadows on the scenery.
300
The pacing of the delivery of a joke has a strong impact on how funny it will be perceived by the audience. This term refers to the use of rhythm and tempo to enhance humor.
What is Comedic Timing
400
Cabiria diverted from the standard acting style of the time to portray a much more natural depiction. This early female filmmaker is credited as being the first director to suggest we should "be natural".
Who is Alice Guy Blache
400
In 1908, a court ruling made films accountable for the same copyright restrictions as other media. This led to filmmakers finding classic works under no copyright which led to this film movement.
What is Film d' Art
400
While early films felt flat and 2-dimensional, Griffith utilized the relationship between these two components of the frame to achieve depth of field.
What is the Foreground and Background
400
This complex special effects process using mirrors and drawn back drops provided Metropolis with its stunning scenery.
What is the Schufftan Process
400
Both Chaplin and Keaton come from show business families who honed their material in these sorts of entertainment venues.
What is Vaudeville
500
The child eating mythical creature seen in Cabiria makes an appearance in another film we've watched, Metropolis.
who is Moloch
500
In reaction to the attempted monopoly by Edison, several independent filmmakers and studios founded this group to compete with the MPPC.
What is the I.F.P.A.
500
After the first White House screening, President Woodrow Wilson was reported as describing Birth of a Nation as "like writing history with" this.
What is Lightning
500
This lighting term refers to the stark visual contrast between light & shadow and the abstract clash of forces, shapes, tones seen in German Expressionist films.
What is Chiaroscuro
500
Sherlock Jr. was one of the first films to utilize this term, referring to a media production's own acknowledgment of itself.
What is Self-referential or Self-reflexive