Movie History
The silent film that is often considered the first "Story Film" also the first film in the Western genre.
What was The Great Train Robbery?
The name given to the dancers at hip hop parties who would dance in the breaks.
What are b-boys/g-boys?
The art of adjusting sound levels to get the desired balance.
What is Mixing?
The record executive who put the Sugar Hill Gang together and released Rappers Delight.
Who is Sylvia Robinson?
This movie clip is an example of this type of Score.
What is an electronic score?
Thomas Edison's lab twin inventions that were the first commercially viable motion picture camera and viewer.
What is the kinetoscope and the kinetograph?
Lovebug Starski coined the term for this genre of music at a good bye party for a friend who had been recently drafted into the military.
What is "Hip Hop"
The art of using a record player as an instrument.
What is turntablism?
The assistant at Thomas Edison's lab that helped to invent the first commercially viable motion picture equipment.
Who is WKL Dickson?
The original artist of this parody by Weird Al Yanchovic
Who is Coolio
The first fil to be considered a "talkie".
The Jazz Singer?
The era of Hop Hop that saw the rise of political commentary by groups like Public Enemy
What is the Golden Age?
A rapper, taken from it's original meaning - Master of Ceremonies.
What is an MC?
The founder of the Zulu Nation, who philosophy was -"peace, love, unity, and having fun"
Who is Afrika Bambaataa?
This song by Kutris Blow is an example of what Era of Hip Hop....
What is Old School?
John Williams is considered by many to be one of the best at writing this type of score...like the ones used in Harry Potter.
What are orchestral Scores?
The epidemic that spurred the creation of the Gangsta Rap Era.
What is the Crack Epidemic
The person responsible for balancing these 5 sound elements in a film:
Dialogue
Foley
Sound Effects
Background Noise
Musical Score
Who is the Sound Designer?
The director for the ground breaking and very controversial film, The Birth Of a Nation. The film credited as being the first to have written specifically for it.
Who is DW Griffith?
This film clip is an example of this type of film score
What is a Pop Score?
Released in 1977, this Film ushered in what is considered the modern movie making era.
What is Star Wars?
Before the release of Rapper's Delight, this is what Early Hip Hop was considered.
What is a Party Scene?
Invented by 12 year old Grand Wizard Theodore, this DJing technique has become a staple of hip hop.
What is scratching.
This group tol Sylvia Robinson that they didn't want to record The Message because they play party music, not music with social commentary.
Who were Grand Master Flash and the Furious 5?
What was the name of the song and group that this song by the Sugar Hill gang sampled?
What is Good Times by La Chic?