Important People
Stages of Production
International
Inventions
History
100
Considered the master of suspense because of his expert use of editing.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
100
Principal and second unit photography go to work.
What is Production?
100
Biggest new organization in the Arab world.
What is Al Jazzera?
100
Allows for a film to be shot and projected with the same device.
What is Cinematograph?
100
A term for what happened to many people in the film industry after being accused of having communist ties.
What is Blacklisting?
200
Unlike other early filmmakers, his films had a storyline, costumes and special effects.
Who is George Melies?
200
The producer hires key talent in this stage.
What is Development?
200
Makes more movies in a year than Hollywood.
What is Bollywood?
200
Showed short film that could only be seen by one person at a time.
What is Kinetoscope?
200
Movie studios forced theaters to show lesser-quality films in order to receive more popular releases.
What is Block Booking?
300
The first to use a POV shot as well as pan and tilt the camera.
Who is Edwin Porter?
300
The studio handles almost everything in this stage, like marketing and distribution.
What is Release?
300
Pirate radio became so popular, this company was forced to create a new station that played rock music.
What is BBC?
300
Technique first seen in the Jazz Singer that matched the film with sound.
What is Synchronized Soundtrack?
300
Trust formed to prevent other companies from breaking into the movie business.
What is MPPC?
400
Although he was an amazingly innovative and talented filmmaker, he lost popularity after making a controversial film that glorified a racist organization.
Who is D.W. Griffith?
400
The script is usually finalized in this stage, but revisions can continue into other stages.
What is Preproduction?
400
A television show created from a foreign country’s format, but produced with local talent and crew.
What is Franchise?
400
Film innovation first seen in Disney’s Flowers and Trees.
What is Technicolor 3 Color Process?
400
This outlawed practice allowed movie studios to control all elements of film making from production to distribution, and exhibition.
What is Vertical Integration?
500
Director of the first documentary.
Who is Robert Flaherty?
500
Many techniques are used in this stage to complete the look and sound of the film.
What is Post Production?
500
Was intended to educate the poor in India, but was more influential culturally.
What is SITE?
500
Device that could play a huge variety of music and sound effects silent film.
What is Fotoplayer?
500
In charge of rating every movie that is shown in theaters.
What is MPAA?
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