Deck 13: Feature Films: The Movies

Question 1

Films that rely too heavily on CGI can become dated; they may look like outdated videogames.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Thomas Edison built a motion picture studio called "Black Maria."

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The "studio system," highlighted by powerful studios such as Warner Brothers and Paramount, appeared around 1990.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Silent movies appealed to America's growing immigrant population, many of whom did not speak English.

Question 5

The MPPDA Code introduced in the 1930s was also known as the Hays Code.

Question 6

Blacklisted writers couldn't find a way to use pseudonyms or "fronts" to submit their work to the studios.

Question 7

The double feature was introduced in the late 1910s as a way to get audiences away from their televisions and back into the movie theatres.

Question 8

Technological innovations such as widescreen formats were introduced in response to declining attendance at movie theatres.

Question 9

The zoetrope was an early device that made images appear as if they were moving.

Question 10

CGI, which stands for computer-generated imagery, is an important cinematic technology but will not become a viable art form or industry in and of itself.

Question 11

Films such as Jaws and Star Wars have come to define the modern-day blockbuster.

Question 12

The Production Code of the 1930s was eventually replaced with a letter code (e.g., "G" ratings).

Question 13

In response to the 2007 writers' strike, Hollywood studios realigned themselves to become more economical, buying fewer original scripts and relying more on previously existing material.

Question 14

Due to union protections, it is as common for members of the creative unions (writers, actors, directors, etc.) to enjoy steady work as it is for members of film crews (camera operators, transportation, etc.) to enjoy steady work.

Question 15

Although the US is the center of the entertainment world today, in the early days of the film industry many of the great artistic and technological advances were made overseas.

Question 16

The birthplace of the film industry is:

A)Hollywood
B)Fort Lee, NJ
C)Chicago
D)Miami

Question 17

In the 1930s, the motion picture industry began to be regulated by:

A)the Motion Picture Production Code
B)the Code of Good Practice
C)the Code of Film Ethics
D)none of the above

Question 18

The Hays Code prohibited:

A)foul language
B)mixed-race romances
C)overt sexuality
D)all of the above

Question 19

In the 1950s, the Hollywood studios became complicit in blacklisting:

A)immigrants
B)people who weren't part of the studio system
C)people who were suspected of being communists
D)none of the above

Question 20

The term B movies referred to:

A)the second of the two films shown in a double feature
B)films produced by people on the blacklist
C)silent movies
D)films produced for television

Question 21

What year is considered the height of the feature film industry's Golden Age?

A)1929
B)1939
C)1949
D)1959

Question 22

The first "talkie" feature film was:

A)The Wizard of Oz
B)Gone With the Wind
C)The Ten Commandments
D)The Jazz Singer

Question 23

A second Cinematic Golden Age occurred in the:

A)1960s
B)1970s
C)1980s
D)1990s

Question 24

In the 1980s, the feature film industry saw the rise of the:

A)romantic lead
B)offbeat character
C)musical genre
D)action hero

Question 25

In contemporary Hollywood, branding tends to be about:

A)focusing on one particular film genre (e.g., sophisticated comedies)
B)moving from feature films to TV and webisodes
C)generating properties with franchise potential
D)none of the above

Question 26

The 1970s saw a new cinematic Golden Age with films by such as:

A)Francis Ford Coppola
B)Woody Allen
C)George Lucas
D)all of the above

Question 27

Which of the following may have contributed most to the realignment of the feature film industry, with studios becoming more economically efficient?

A)the 1987 Teamsters strike
B)the 2007 Writers Guild strike
C)the importance of the "franchise" film
D)the influence of the independent filmmakers

Question 28

The first 3D film appeared in:

A)2005
B)1969
C)the 1950s
D)the early 1930s

Question 29

Hollywood studios which move productions out of Los Angeles into areas with lower costs and labor laws are more relaxed are said to engage in:

A)cost-centric budgeting
B)runaway production
C)responsibility-centered management
D)bottom-line prioritization

Question 30

CGI stands for:

A)computer-generated imagery
B)creative graphic interface
C)the ability to incorporate motion detection and haptic feedback
D)the Casting Guild Inc.

Question 31

Which of the following were available to filmmakers before CGI?

A)stop-motion
B)cel animation
C)nano-animation
D)Both A & B

Question 32

Netflix began:

A)in 1997 as a mail-based DVD-rental hub
B)in 2000 as a film distributor
C)in 2005 as a content producer
D)in 2010 as a content streaming service

Question 33

Movie theaters have begun offering ______ to encourage people to see movies in a theater.

A)food and drink ordering from your seat
B)couches and recliners
C)reserved seating
D)all of the above

Question 34

Independent films are:

A)films that raise their money outside of the studio system
B)films that feature first-time directors and writers
C)films costing less than $50,000
D)none of the above

Question 35

Which of these is true?
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A)Distributors are eager to offer synchronous streamed/theatrical distribution of blockbusters
B)For smaller movies, synchronous streaming/theatrical releases has been making economic sense
C)Stephen Soderberg was the first mainstream filmmaker to offer streamed/theatrical release of a film
D)both B & C