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Film History 101 (that might save your life)
Indian Cinema Post-Independence
Oui Oui!
100
What is the technical term for this type of shot?
Dolly zoom
100
Who were the Axis powers in WW2?
Germany, Italy, Japan
100
What is my UWM email address?
kwiatk52@uwm.edu
100
True or False. In "What's Wrong With Indian Films?," Satyajit Ray writes that Indian films need more gloss, and they need to imitate Hollywood to a greater degree in order to win international acclaim.
FALSE
100
What is Cléo's profession?
Singer
200
Where does the film Vertigo take place?
San Francisco
200
Wrote the screenplay for Bicycle Thieves and argued that reality is a rich source of material.
Cesare Zavattini
200
Who is this?
Jimmy Stewart
200
What does Apu find at the end of Pather Panchali, and ends up throwing it in a pond.
the necklace Durga stole
200
The belief that the director should be the primary author of a film by writing the screenplay, and embracing a distinct, personal style of filmmaking.
Auteur filmmaking
300
What was the name of the agent who would put together "package deals", which would feature the best of top of the line talent? (Hint: He was Hitchcock's agent.)
Lew Wasserman
300
In Bicycle Thieves, what do Maria and Ricci sell to buy the bike?
Their bedsheets
300
Which of these film festivals is the longest continually running festival?
Edinburgh Film Festival
300
This actor/director was the head of a "star dynasty," and his film Awaara ("The Vagabond") was a huge hit in 1951.
Raj Kapoor
300
Young Cinema and New Wave directors generated narrative ambiguity by employing what formula:
Narrative Ambiguity = objective realism + subjective realism + [x]
authorial commentary
400
Famous for his print design advertisements of Hollywood films, he also created the opening credits sequence for Vertigo.
Saul Bass
400
Who directed Bicycle Thieves?
Vittorio De Sica
400
Which German director of the Weimar period makes a surprising number of appearances in French New Wave films, or amongst its scene during the late 1950s and 1960s?
Fritz Lang
400
True or False. After obtaining independence, Indian Prime Minister Nehru pursued a policy of "nonalignment" that attempted to steer a course between the West and the Soviet Union.
True
400
Which French Nouvelle Vague director said the following: "You become a director when you find the money to make your first film."
Claude Chabrol
500
What court decision led to the end of the Hollywood studios' vertical integration business practices?
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. et al (initiated 1938, decided 1948)
500
Name 5 of the key FORMAL traits of Italian Neorealism
- Loosening of plot linearity and strict cause/effect
- Long takes
- Deep focus
- Available lighting
- Often episodic in structure
- Mix of non-actors and professional actors
500
What are the 5 production elements of film that help with film analysis? (Hint: We talked about these during our first discussion section meeting.)
Narrative, Cinematography, Sound, Mise-en-scene, Editing
500
Was a prolific playback singer of more than 25,000 songs over 40 years.
Lata Mangeshkar
500
Who are these two filmmakers?
Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy