John Cassavetes use of location shooting, documentary style, and semi-improvised performance has been influential in this contemporary film genre.
What is Indie?
100
The Real World constructs an artificial image of racism in America that is represented entirely by this group of people
Who are rural conservatives?
100
This director used digital film for Public Enemies because he felt it looked more "real".
Who is Michael Mann?
100
Coming between the Classic Network Era and the Post-Network Era, this period spanned two decades from 1880-2000.
What is The Multi-Channel Transition?
100
NBC Universal (owned by GE/Comcast), Walt Disney Company, NewsCorp (fox), Time Warner, Viacom, and CBS are also know as this.
What is The Big Six?
200
This film sub-genre features well-known actors and uses a larger budget than other independent films.
What is Indiewood?
200
During the middle of the multi-channel transition era, the networks’ had this share of the American television audience.
What is 67%?
200
This director was greatly in favor of 24p digital video because it closely resembled film.
Who is George Lucas?
200
The Post-Network Era began in approximately this year.
What is 2000?
200
This Russian word refers the story part of the narrative structure
What is fabula?
300
Japan, China, France, and Russia are all big this type of market for American Films.
What is International?
300
Using more plotlines per episode than the average sitcom, episodes that often lack narrative closure, and very short scenes are all way in which this television show is considered innovative.
What is Seinfeld?
300
This film director is credited with popularizing complex narrative techniques in American cinema in the 1990s.
Who is Quentin Tarantino?
300
Universal City Studios, Inc. et al. v. Sony Corporation of America Inc. et al., commonly known as this case, was the first concerted legal response of the American film industry to the home video revolution.
What is the Betamax Case?
300
This Russian word refers to the plot aspect of the narrative structure.
What is Syuzhet?
400
The Puffy Chair belongs to this film sub-genre.
What is mumblecore?
400
Creating innovative shows like Seinfeld and ER were the networks response to the treat of this in the 1990's.
What is Cable?
400
This man wrote and directed Simple Men in 1992.
Who is Hal Hartley?
400
This piece of legislation increased regulation of the media industry, in response to the monopolistic control of MSOs.
What is the 1992 Cable Act?
400
Watching an entire season or multiple seasons of a television show is known as this.
What is Bulk Viewing?
500
While extremely popular in the United States, this film was not as well received in its home country.
What is Amelie?
500
This In Living Color skit pokes fun at the Cosby Show, for misrepresenting the African-American family.
What is Brothers Brothers?
500
This french director is best known for La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional.
Who is Luc Besson?
500
Government deregulation of the media industries, increased concentration of media ownership, and increased synergy among branches of media conglomerates are all effects of this 1996 Act.
What is Telecommunications?
500
This is a genre of art cinema that features long takes, is minimalistic, and often has little or no narrative.