Film History: Pt. 1-5

Film is an _______ of reality.

• hallucination

• illusion

• delusion

What material did George Eastman capture pictures on that forever changed photography?

• metal

• aluminum

• paper

• glass

What is one definition of the term frame from a film context?

• One of the still images that make up a movie.

• A person's body with reference to its size or build.

• A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something.

Film began as a collection of still images viewed _______, which creates the illusion of motion.

• one after another in slow motion

• one after another in rapid succession

An optical illusion that allows the eye to see a series of images in rapid succession as a continuous motion.

• Cinema of Attraction

• Phi Phenomenon

• In-Camera Effects

What is a kinetograph?

• the first camera to capture color

• the first motion picture camera

A peephole styled device that allowed audiences to watch movies.

• kinetoscope

• kinetograph

Which of these is a characteristic shared by all silent era films?

• They were less than a minute long.

• They were captured in black and white.

• They did not incorporate synchronous sound.

• All of the above.

What was the focus of film during Edison and Dickson's era?

• vaudeville performers

• actualities

• narrative storytelling

A lightweight, all-in-one motion picture device that, both, made and exhibited them.

• cinématographe

• kinetograph

• kinetoscope