Making actors into celebrities to increase the size of movie audiences.
100
What influential film director has released films such as Jaws, E.T., and Saving Private Ryan?
Steven Spielberg
100
Name three of six major film studios.
Paramount, Disney, Columbia, 20th Century-Fox, Universal, and Warner Brothers
100
What is the term used to describe a movie that reaches a great commercial success?
A blockbuster
200
When was silver nitrate first used in photographic technology?
a. 1500's
b. 1700's
c. 1900's
d. 2000's
b. 1700's
200
What does vertical integration mean?
One company owning multiple levels of production
200
What was Walt Disney's first full feature animated film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
200
Miramax, Dreamworks, Lions Gate, and United Artists (MGM) are examples of what?
Independents
200
What is a multiplex?
Movie theater with multiple screens
300
What was the first coherent narrative film in the US (1902)?
a. The Lonedale Operator
b. Life of a Fireman
c. Steamboat Willie
b. Life of a Fireman
300
What is d-cinema?
Movies that are executed completely digitally.
300
What innovative director boasts movie credits including Titanic and Avatar?
James Cameron
300
What company has NOT been linked to ownership of Columbia film studios?
a. Coca Cola
b. Sony
c. Viacom
c. Viacom
300
Describe a "B-movie" and why it is not always a bad idea.
Answers may vary
400
What is Adolph Zukor known for?
First Hollywood mogul, created star system, creator of Paramount Studios, etc.
400
What California landmark stands as a representation of the US film industry?
Hollywood
400
Given the nature of inflation, what 1939 is one of the highest grossing films of all times?
Gone with the Wind
400
What studio operates under Disney for the distribution of non- family friendly films?
a. Touchstone
b. RKO
c. Pixar
a. Touchstone
400
Name something that had a negative impact on exhibitions.
At home DVD rentals, overexpansion, release windows, digital streaming, etc.
500
What historical event devastated the promising industry of European film?
World War I
500
What is a rental agreement in which a movie house or megaplex accepts a batch of movies?
Block booking
500
Name the first three Disney- Pixar feature films in order.
a. Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life
b. A Bug's Life, Toy Story, Monsters Inc.
c. Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2
c. Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2
500
What Disney exec expanded Disney by merging with ABC?
Michael Eisner
500
Describe "release windows."
Distributors began to release films directly to TV or to video in shorter time frames making it harder for movie houses to release films.