The Creation of Film
Pre-1900s - 1930s Film
1940s - Modern Day Cinema
Film Theory and Criticism
Mr. Morlan Trivia
100

The View from the Window at Le Gras was the first of these

What is a photograph?

100
Films that could feature both picture and sound were given this nickname, and became commonplace by the 1930s.

What are talkies?

100
This 2001 Dreamworks film was satirical of fairy tales.

What is Shrek?

100

The study of the nature and functions of cinema in society. It involves the study of a film's form, structure, as well it’s implied and directly stated content.

What is film theory?

100

Mr. Morlan will be getting married in this month, during summer 2021.

When is July?

200

Eadweard Muybridge famously studied the motion of animals during his experiments with this method.

What is chronophotography?

200

Warner Brothers studios was one of these major film studios in the 1920s.

What is the Big Five?

200

In the 1990s this circle shaped viewing device was a new, major innovation in home video consumption.

What is the Digital Video Disk (DVD)?

200

Žižek famously developed this concept that helped directors determine where the average viewer would look on a screen when viewing a film.

What is the gaze?

200

This is the breed that Captain, Mr. Morlan's dog/best buddy, is.

What is a goldendoodle?
300

This was the animal that was animated on the zoopraxiscope. 

What is a horse?

300

This massive modern-day animation studio had it's humble beginnings on Poverty Row, in the back room of a real estate office.

What is Disney?

300

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

What is propaganda?

300

This movement had a heavy influence on 1920s cinema. People of this movement were disillusioned with the political, social, and cultural values of their society. They broke away from tradition and conventions in society.

What is the avant-garde movement?

300

This animal can be seen on the outside of the sound hole on Mr. Morlan's ukulele.

What is a turtle?

400

This invention by Thomas Edison was the first device to use film for public viewing.

What is a kinetoscope?
400

This was the earliest form of movie theaters, allowing customers to view films for only five cents.

What is a nickelodeon?

400

This musical genre had a huge impact on films, and youth culture, in the 1950s and 1960s.

What is Rock 'n Roll?

400

This American publication was one of 3 major publications that brought film theory into its current maturity.

What is Camera Obscura?

400

Mr. Morlan spent the entire month of January not indulging in this caffeinated beverage.

What is coffee?

500

Anything with at least 12 - 15 frames per second can make a subject look like this.

What is animated/moving?

500

This 1903 film by Edwin Porter was the first to use camera methods such as parallel editing and jump cuts.

What is the Great Train Robbery?

500

This director gave us the space themed epic Star Wars in 1977.

Who is George Lucas?

500

This method of viewing films usually focuses on the plot of a film and often offers a plot summary. They are typically written for mass-market publications such as magazines, newspapers, or websites.

What is film Criticism?

500

This is Mr. Morlan's fiance's name.

Who is Katie?