The Fall of the Studio System Era occurred during this time.
What is Late 1940's-1960's?
100
The New Hollywood Age occurred during this time.
What is Late 1960's-1980's?
200
In 1876 this man helped the Governor of California determine if when a horse gallops, all four of its hooves leave the ground.
Who is Eadweard Muybridge?
200
This film company opened in 1923.
What is Warner Brothers?
200
Silent film actors lost their jobs for these 3 main reasons.
What is awful voice, thick accent, and couldn't remember their lines?
200
This event unofficially ended the Golden Age and began the Fall of the studio System.
What is the first commercial television station begins broadcasting?
200
The Blockbuster Age occurred during this time.
What is Late 1980's-1990's?
300
In 1894, Thomas Edison premiers the kinetoscope. Off this invention he makes a great deal of profits that he used to begin what company?
What is Edison Studios?
300
This film company is created when 3 smaller ones merge in 1924.
What is MGM?
300
The Big 5 movie studios that ruled during this time were.
What is RKO, Fox, MGM, Paramount, and Warner Brothers.
300
Movie theaters introduce these gimmicks to help drive movie attendance.
What is 3D, Smell-O-Vision, and Cinerama. (Cinemascope, too!)
300
Jaws was released in 1975 and was the first film to really focus on this.
What is advertising?
400
The Lumiere Brothers are important to the history of film for these 2 reasons.
What is they created the first movie camera/projector and showed the first public movie?
400
The Silent Age unofficially begins when this event occurs. Hint: Thomas Edison!
What is filmmakers flock to Hollywood from NYC to escape Edison and the MPPC?
400
Block booking was a popular practice during this time. The practice consisted of this.
What is production companies sold a year's worth of films to theaters as a unit that included both large budget and B films?
400
In 1948 the United States v. Paramount pictures determined that these two things were illegal.
What is owning theater chains and block booking?
400
1982 is known as the second _______________ in film history. Name at least one film released this year.
What is Golden Year? Movies include: E.T., Star Trek III, TRON, and Conan the Barbarian.
500
This man discovered early special effects and stop motion while filming in 1896.
Who is George Melies?
500
This film ended the Silent Age.
What is The Jazz Singer?
500
1939 is known as this in the history of film. Also - include at least 1 film released this year.
What is golden year? Movies include: The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Gone With the Wind.
500
The major-minor three studios gained in these ways during the Fall of the Studio System.
What is they were able to distribute their films easier and with less interference from the Big 5?
500
These three important things occurred during the New Hollywood Age. HINT: Do not include movies being released.
What is new, young movie directors enter the film industry; the MPAA establishes the film rating system; and 35mm cameras allow for on-location filming?