Hollywood
Name one reason why film festivals were important during the 1990s and beyond.
exposure for minority filmmakers, global cultures can be presented in a positive light, was a point of sales of movie distribution rights.
Define "franchise" and give a real-world example
A film series with sequels and prequels featuring the same characters and story world that can be expanded in various capacities.
How did studio executives succeed in cutting out physical delivery of films to movie theaters?
satellite delivery
What development in exhibition helped to enhance Hollywood's global position in the film industry?
the development of multiplexes
What is "runaway production?"
a practice where movies that will be exploited in the United States are shot in places outside Hollywood or abroad usually incentivized by lower production costs.
What are "tentpole" films?
Films that are made to maximize synergy and support the financial performance of a film studio.
Define "synergy" and give a real world example.
the cross-promotion of a product on several compatible business lines to maximize income.
What is "technological determinism?"
technology retains the agency to drive the course of human development or an individual's actions. For example, "the algorithm made me do XYZ."
Name the "Three Amigos."
Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón , Alejandro González Iñárritu
How were Blaxploitation films received by their general target audiences?
There were mixed feelings in the reception of Blaxploitation films with the NAACP considering it to be a genre that is exploitative and refers to demeaning stereotypes, as well as a degradation of the project of racial advancement. Other viewers thought that it was empowering for speaking against certain established stereotypes in film.
What is a "mini-major?"
A second-tier film firm that had access to extensive financing, usually from abroad.
The creation of products or services for the global market by adapting them to local cultures. This adaptation can be done on the part of the consumers or the producers/industry.
What are "digital intermediates?"
Digital intermediate refers to a digital file or files resulting from a scan of a film (usually negative) original that is used for the editing, effects and grading/colour correction.
What contributed to the rise and continued success of Nollywood?
No copyright protection on the films, Nigerian citizens were unwilling to leave their homes at night for entertainment due to rising crime rates leaving them to watch television, as well as the informality of the nature of doing business within the industry.
Who were the movie brats?
a group of film school graduate directors whose work in the late 1960s and 1970s helped shaped the future of American film.
In the 1970s, which genres went through an upgrade?
Horror, science fiction, fantasy.
Define "digital convergence" and tell me where we can see digital convergence in our everyday life.
the phenomenon where technologies that were originally distinct and separate come together into one device through the process of digitization (coded, manipulated, distributed, and displayed in digital formats).
What was the significance of the digital cinema initiative and what did they establish?
the standards of digital projection, having to be a resolution of 2k to 4k, as well as encourage the uptake of digital projection in theaters more broadly.
Summarize the ideology of the Dogme 95 group.
A dedication towards authenticity characterized by on-location shooting and a rejection of “superficial action,” filters, laboratory reworking.
How would you characterize the industry's relationship with fandom?
tends to swing between embracing them and seeing them as a threat to the legitimacy of the formal narrative.
What are the SIX major sources of income today for film studios?
Box-office receipts, DVD sales, rentals, and downloads, licensing and product placement
Define "participatory culture" and an example of how a fan can engage with participatory culture.
A culture in which artistic expression and civic engagement are valued and are oriented towards creating and sharing one’s creations.
What was the first CGI system that was considered to revolutionize CGI?
RenderMan
Define Cine Liberación's tenets of first, second, and third cinema.
First - bourgeois pandering
Second - auteur cinema
Third: revolutionary, guerilla cinema
What is auteur theory?
A theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture.