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Early Film History

Authored by Carla Benson

9th - 12th Grade

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Early Film History
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What animal is associated with the first explorations in film?

a rooster

a horse

a lizard

a penguin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sparked inspiration for the first film to be made?

the desire to show what life was like for the Selenites on the moon

a very strong man

the desire to capture real life moments in the early 1900s

a bet was made about whether or not a horse's hooves ever leave the ground all at the same time

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Viewing a series of images in rapid succession creates the illusion of continuous motion. This is known as the _________________________?

Mirrored Image

Most respectable theatre

The Persistence of Vision

Phi Phenomenon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Persistence of Vision is:

the scientific fact that your eye does not catch the split-second interruptions when a sequence of images is presented in rapid succession. This is because your brain still holds an image for a fraction of a second after it is gone.

reflecting stories common to humanity, no matter the time or culture.

the name of the horse captured on film for Muybridge's photographic evidence

the name of the first western film created

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the optical toy we created to demonstrate the concepts of Phi Phenomenon and Persistence of Vision?

Projector

Kinetic movement

Thaumatrope

Camera

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the kinetograph and the kinetoscope?

The Lumiere Brothers

Edwin Porter

Georges Mieles

Thomas Edison

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the machine invented by Edison through which one viewer could watch his films?

Sprinkler

Kinetoscope

Phonograph

Cinematographe

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