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Color (1920s)
Sound (1920s)
"Blackmail"
Elements of a Film
Parts of a Screenplay
100
"The Gulf Between" (1917) was the first and only production to use this color system
What is Technicolor Process 1
100
This was the first film to use sound-on-disc
What is "Don Juan" (1926)
100
Alice White kills a man while defending herself when he tries to rape her. Her fiance, Frank Webber, is the detective on the case and tries to help Alice but someone else has determined she's the killer and threatens blackmail
What is the plot of "Blackmail" (1929)
100
the basic idea that a film expresses (sometimes through metaphors or motifs)
What is the theme
100
an incident or event that hooks us into the story: moves it along, spins in another direction, and links the Acts together.
What is a plot point
200
the two color filters used in "The Toll of the Sea" (1922), the first feature film to use Technicolor Process 2
What are green and red filters
200
This was the first feature film to use sound-on-film
What is "Sunrise" (1927)
200
recurring hands and knives while Alice is walking through the streets after the murder
What is the motif or symbol
200
the storyline (what is happening in the movie)
What is the plot
200
the setup of the story
What is Act I (the beginning)
300
this sound and recording system was introduced at the same time as Technicolor Process 3 and featured in "The Viking" (1928) for the first time
What is sound-on-film
300
This film was the first feature length "talkie"
What is "The Jazz Singer" (1927)
300
this main character's voice was dubbed due to a thick accent
Who is Anny Ondra (as Alice White)
300
the person who visualizes the script, controls the artistic and dramatic aspects of the film, and guides the technical crew and actors to the fulfillment of his/her vision.
Who is the director
300
the confrontation or bulk of the story
What is Act II (the middle)
400
this film won the first Academy Award for Animated Short Film (1931-32) and used Technicolor Process 4
What is "Flowers and Trees" (1932)
400
This system synchronized a phonograph record with a film projector
What is the Vitaphone Process
400
the historical significance of this film once converted
What is the first all-talkie British feature film
400
This person is responsible for guiding the camera crew in the composition, camera placement, and lighting of the film.
Who is the Cinematographer
400
the resolution of the story
What is Act III (the end)
500
the two color processes used to show the difference between Kansas and the Land of Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
What is sepia tone and Technicolor Process 4
500
This process added a soundtrack directly onto the strip of film
What is the Movietone System
500
a man trying to read a book on the Underground
What is Hitchcock's cameo appearance
500
these are used to create the element of reality (natural, music, or dialogue)
What are sounds
500
the single most important element in a screen play (includes place and time)
What is a scene