MEDIA 100 FINAL STUDY SESSION

What year did Warner Bros. buy Atari?

• 1976

• 1977

• 1975

• 1980

Did the fiasco surrounding the E.T. video game cause the film industry and the video game industry to stop working together?

• No. It delayed it a little, but didn’t stop it altogether.

• Yes. There has never been a movie based on a video game since.

• There has never been a video game since.

• There has never been a movie since.

Do the film and video game industries face similar challenges?

• Films do not require any form of production, but video games do.

• No. Movies appeal to adults and only children play video games.

• Yes. They have a variety of things in common.

• Video games do not require any form of development, but films do.

True or False: Video game consoles being able to play DVD/Blu-rays is an example of media convergence.

• True

• False

In what year were film studios required to divest their film theaters?

• 1938

• 1978

• 1958

• 1948

Deregulation under what presidential administration contributed to the rise of synergy?

• Obama

• Reagan

• Clinton

• Bush

Which of the following companies do NOT use self-dealing as a form of vertical integration (as discussed in the video)?

• Warner Bros.

• Fox

• Disney

• Make-A-Picture Films

Which media conglomerate merged with Fox?

• Disney

• Netflix

• Warner Bros

• A24

Why did film studios initially charge a premium price for their film releases on video tape?

• For fun

• Concerns over copying

• Cover art of physical release

• Extra earnings for creating the physical media

VCR technology was initially marketed to consumers for ____________, but consumers preferred to use VCRs to _____________________.

• collecting, watch nightly news on repeat

• birthday parties, time shifting

• decoration, to watch pre-recorded content

• time shifting, to watch pre-recorded content